What are the four great beasts in China?

The four great beasts in China are Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu.

The four sacred animals are the mascots of China to ward off evil spirits, namely, Qinglong, Suzaku, White Tiger and Xuanwu. The so-called sky, left Qinglong, right White Tiger, former Suzaku, and later Xuanwu. Therefore, you can know the order of the sun and the moon in the shade of the class, and you can know the cold and heat of the world by seeing the ice in the bottle.

God beast refers to the creatures in ancient Chinese folk myths and legends, represented by two instruments and two saints (the sun and the moon shine) and four spirits (Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu), which can be seen in Chinese classics.

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Qinglong is a spirit beast representing the East, a blue dragon. Among the 28 constellations in China, Qinglong is the general name of the seven oriental stars (horn, sound, interaction, room, heart, tail and dustpan). These seven nights are very dragon-shaped, because the east belongs to wood, so it is called Qinglong.

In many dynasties, some monarchs took Qinglong as their national title. For example, Wei Mingdi in Romance of the Three Kingdoms is an example, and the history books also record that the Xia Dynasty belonged to the Mude Dynasty, so there is a good omen that "Qinglong was born in the suburbs".

White tiger has many magical powers, such as avoiding evil, avoiding disasters, praying and punishing evil, promoting good, making a fortune and getting married. And it is one of the four spirits, and of course it is also changed from the stars. It consists of 28 stars, Tanabata: Kui, Lou, Stomach, Ang, Bi, tapir and Shen. It is connected like a tiger, so it becomes a symbol of dignity.