What do lions and unicorns represent?

The appearance of China Shishi may be earlier than the real lion. Legend has it that the earliest stone lion in China was made in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which may be related to the early introduction of Buddhism into China. Legend has it that when Sakyamuni Buddha was born, he made a roaring cloud of a lion, pointing to the sky and the ground: "I am the only one in the world." He also believes that "Buddha is a lion among people." It is also said that "Buddhists regard the lion as a brave and diligent rider of Manjusri Bodhisattva" and think that it is a noble and majestic "spirit beast" with the function of protecting the law and ward off evil spirits, and so on. Therefore, the lion is regarded as a majestic and auspicious animal, and it is often placed in front of the door for peace.

Magic, pronounced as "magic" in Cantonese. According to legend, raccoons are fierce beasts, which are divided into females and males. The male is called raccoon and the female is called raccoon. In ancient times, this beast was divided into single horns or double horns, with long manes rolled up and two horns and one horn. One horn is called "Tianlu" and the other two horns are called "evil spirits". In the south, most people like to call this beast "brave", but in the north it is still called "exorcism", and some people call it "monster" or "four unlike". Mythical animals feed on wealth and absorb wealth from all sides. Generally, people who are engaged in professional or eccentric business will put a mythical animal in the company or business premises, such as gambling, stocks, futures, finance, horse racing, entertainment, real estate and other industries. China has a tradition of "the brave fight hard", which, like the dragon and lion, can drive away the evil spirits here and bring joy and good luck.

The form of the brave is recorded in the biography of the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty: "Wu Geshan left the country to pick peaches and lions and piss cows." Meng Kang wrote in the sun: "When picking peaches, a day's Fu Ba is as long as a deer's tail. One horn is called Tianlu, and the other two horns are called Evil God. " Fighting evil is fighting. However, after the change of dynasty, the shape of the brave is relatively unified, such as short wings, double horns, curly tail and mane, which are often connected with the chest or back, with prominent eyes and long teeth. Up to now, most common animals are single-horned long tails.

Kirin is an ancient god beast in China. It is said that it can live for 2000 years. The male is Qi and the female is Lin, which are collectively called Kirin. Gentle temperament, no harm to people and animals, no trampling on flowers and plants, so it is called a benevolent beast.

Kirin looks like a deer and its tail looks like an ox's tail. It has only one horn, and it has no horn. It can spit fire with its mouth, and its voice is like thunder. In ancient China, Kirin symbolized auspiciousness. According to legend, this beast only appears in times of peace and prosperity, or when there are saints in the world. It is also called chime.

According to folklore, Kirin will bring sons to people and make families prosperous, so there is a saying that Kirin will send sons. Legend has it that Kirin appeared before Confucius' mother gave birth to Confucius.

Zheng He's fleet sailed to East Africa in the Ming Dynasty and brought back two giraffes to Beijing, which were considered as Kirin by people at that time. Ming Chengzu used this auspicious symbol to show his great management.

Turtles and dinosaurs are prehistoric animals, but dinosaurs only left fossils, but turtles can survive tenaciously so far, so turtles are a symbol of longevity. Guigui homophonic, but also a symbol of wealth and rights. Therefore, in ancient times, people regarded the turtle as a totem, carried out turtle divination, set up turtle officials, printed turtle seals, put on turtle bags, erected turtle monuments, wore turtle hats and named turtles, all of which showed the depth of turtle worship.