What kind of bird is Bi Fang? Which is better, "Bi Fang" or "Phoenix"?

Bi Fang is a bird in myths and legends. Its shape is similar to that of a red-crowned crane. It doesn't eat grains. Its skin is blue, with red lines on it and only one foot. It is said that if you hear Bi Fang's cry, there will be a fire in this place. There is also a legend that Bi Fang has a human face.

Bi Fang was first recorded in Shan Hai Jing, an ancient book in pre-Qin China. There are birds on the mountain of Zhange, which is like a crane, with a foot, dark blue and a white beak. It is called Bi Fang, and it calls itself, but there is a fire in its city. ? There is also a legend that Bi Fang served beside the chariots of the Yellow Emperor, and was the servant of Vulcan.

In fact, the earliest record about the Phoenix also comes from Shan Hai Jing:? The mountain of Danxue is rich in gold and jade. Dan water flows out, while the south flows into the Bohai Sea. There is a bird, which is shaped like a chicken. It is named Phoenix Emperor, with a first literary grace, a wing literary grace, a back literary grace, a fake literary grace, and a belly literary grace. It's a bird, eating naturally, singing and dancing, and seeing it makes the world peaceful. ? From the records, we can know that the phoenix was a auspicious animal in ancient times, but this world shows that the world is peaceful.

The image of Phoenix has gradually become complicated in the later generations, from the very beginning? It's shaped like a chicken, and it's colorful. To the back? After the deer, the snake head and the fish tail, the dragon turtle back, the swallow-jawed chicken beak? It has become a combination of various birds and beasts similar to dragons.

according to some descriptions of the phoenix in Taiping Yu Lan, we can know that the phoenix is actually a symbol of fire, and fire is a phoenix. Then there is a legend about the phoenix: reborn from the fire. Although this legend originated from the Goddess written by Mr. Guo Moruo in modern times, we can also see that the phoenix is actually closely related to fire.

As for Bi and Feng Huang, which is better, although they are two fictional animals, they are not incomparable. We can think that before the pre-Qin period, Phoenix was just an ordinary god bird, while Bi Fang was a famous fierce bird. Of course, Bi Fang was better. However, after the pre-Qin period, the image of the Phoenix gradually evolved into the king of birds, so of course, the Phoenix was more powerful. Moreover, the Phoenix was able to be reborn from the ashes, which shows that it was not afraid of fire, so the threat of Bi Fang to it was much smaller.