The legend about Kun Peng?

The Legend of Kunpeng

Kunpeng, a mythical beast appearing in ancient myths and legends in China, is an extremely huge creature. Kun is a big fish, living in the sea in the north, and can be turned into a Peng bird. Peng is a big bird, whose wings are like clouds covering the sun, which changed from Kun fish and then moved to the south.

Legends and allusions

Zhuangzi recorded the ancient and magical legend of this Chinese nation with the weight of the first sentence in "Happy Travel": "There is a fish in the north, and its name is Kun. Kun is so big, I don't know how many miles it is, but it turns into a bird, and its name is Peng; Peng's back, I don't know its thousands of miles; Fly away in anger, and its wings hang like clouds in the sky. If it is a bird, it will migrate to Nanming and Nanming, and Tianchi is also. "

Vernacular translation: "There is a kind of fish in the northern sea. Its name is Kun, and Kun is huge. I don't know how long it is. It becomes a bird, and its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how long it is; It spreads its wings, musters all its strength, and when it rises and flies, its wings are like clouds covering the sky. This bird flies to the South Pole when the sea moves and the wind blows. That South China Sea is a deep pool that reaches the sky. "

Extended information:

Kun Peng's origin:

Kun Peng's "Happy Travel" from Zhuangzi records that "there are fish in the north, and its name is Kun, which is thousands of miles away; Turned into a bird, its name is Peng, Peng's back, I don't know how many miles it is, but it flies in anger, and its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky. " This Kunpeng is good at change, channeling everything, helping the Emperor of Heaven to clarify Yuyu, and was awarded the title of Nine-Day Kunpeng.

Zhuangzi said that there is a big bird called Peng, which is derived from a big fish called Kun. Legend has it that there is a big fish named Kun, whose length is unknown, and its width is unknown. It flies like a cloud in one day and becomes a big bird that can fly for miles, so it is called Peng.

Zhuangzi Xiaoyao Tour: "There is a fish in Beijiao, and its name is Kun. Kun is so big that it is thousands of miles away. Into a bird, its name is Peng. The back of Peng. I don't know how many miles it is. Flying in anger, if its wings hang down the clouds in the sky, it is a bird, and shipping will only be in Nanpi, Nanpi and Tianchi. " This extremely strange animal, which is both a giant bird and a giant fish, used to think it was just a myth.

Kun Peng's facts are based on

But recently, I saw from foreign zoological reports that when haijing lived in the sea, he sometimes put his whale's tail out of the sea, and its tail was so huge that it was extremely shaped like a bird's wing. In ancient times, the Bohai Sea was called the North Sea, also known as the Northern Ghost. According to historical records, haijing was more common in Bohai Sea before Qin and Han Dynasties. Whales are huge, up to 3 meters long (the largest living animal), so what Zhuang Yu said about Kunpeng is not a complete fable, but refers to haijing in the Bohai Sea.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Kunpeng