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The Chinese people have been circulating the saying that the dragon is not a dragon, that is to say, the nine children of the dragon are not a dragon, but nine different animals. There are many different versions of this legend, but they are basically the same for the nine animals.
Li Dongyang's "Huai Lu Tang set" records: "Long shengjiu sub is not Jackie Chan, each has its own merits. Prison ox, life good music, today Hu Qin head engraved on the beast is its portrait; Yan (Sound: teeth), Life good kill, this hilt on the dragon swallow is its portrait; laugh at the Phoenix, life is dangerous, this temple corner walking beast is its portrait; Pu prison, life is good, this bell on the beast button is its portrait; Yu (Sound: acid), life is good to sit, today, the Buddha's lion is its portrait; Under the Overlord, the life is good weight, now the inscription is its portrait; Yu (Sound: Bi case), life is a good lawsuit, today, the lion's head on the prison door is its portrait; the ghost (Sound: Bi opera), life is good, the dragon on both sides of the monument is its portrait; the ghost kiss, life swallowed, the spine of the temple is its portrait.

The legend of the auspicious pictures in China is described as follows: the eldest brother of the 9 sons is a prisoner, happy music, standing in the head of the piano; the second is ya Zi, engraved in the knife ring, the hilt of the sword swallowed; the old Three called the wind, life is dangerous, this temple corner walking beast is its portrait; four sub Pu prison, hit and shouted, filled with the bell lifting beam of the Beast button, suan Ni (Suan Ni), like a lion, enjoys a good sit, standing on the foot of the incense burner, then swallowing smoke and spitting fog, also known as XX (Bi XI), it is like a turtle with teeth and a heavy load. It is also like a turtle under the monument; Bi GaN is like a tiger, the two sides of the prison gate or the official Hall have their images. The eight sons have a negative weight, like a dragon, and look around the heads of the stone tablet. The old nine secrets (CHI) Kiss, also known as Chi) kiss, mouth moist and good swallow, into the temple Ridge at both ends of the swallow spine beast, take its fire disaster tolerance.

The explanation in "Daqian traditional pattern network" is detailed:

One of the nine sons of the dragon

Prison cow, is the boss of a young man in life, love music, it often squatted on the piano head to enjoy the music played by the string, so the piano head engraved with its portrait. This decoration has been used for a long time, and some valuable Hu Qin's head is still engraved with the image of a faucet, which is called "Hu Qin ".

The ninth son of the Dragon Boat

Zookeeper, is the second child, his life is aggressive like kill, knife ring, hilt, Dragon swallow is its portrait. These weapons describe the image of the dragon and increase the deterrent power. It is not only decorated in the weapons of the battlefield star, but also used in the weapons of yarn and the guardian of the palace in a larger volume, which is more solemn and solemn.

Long Sheng, Jiuzi, 3rd.

Yi Feng, like a beast, is the old Three, life good risk and Good Hope, the beast on the corner of the temple is its portrait. These beasts are arranged in a single line, standing at the front of the vertical Ridge. The leader of the beasts is a "fairy" Riding birds, followed: dragon, Phoenix, lion, tianma, haima, mahaima, Bayu, Maho, Maho, bullfighting, and Xing Shi. They are placed in a strict hierarchy. Only the Taihe temple in the Palace Museum in Beijing can have ten orders, and the secondary temple should be reduced accordingly. Xiaofeng not only symbolizes good fortune, beautiful appearance and majesty, but also has the meaning of deterrent and elimination of evil. The placement of the famous wind not only makes the shape of the whole palace rigid but also rich in changes, reaching solemn and vivid harmony, magnificent and exquisite unity, it makes the towering palace adds a mysterious atmosphere.

4 · Pu prison

Pu prison, like pangqu's dragon, ranking fourth, life better roar, the Dragon-shaped beast button on the Hong Zhong is its portrait. It turns out that Pu prison lives on the beach. Although it is a dragon child, it has always been afraid of the giant whale. When a whale launches an attack, it will scream. People reported that according to the characteristics of its "good voice", "whenever the Bell wants to make a sound", that is, the Pu prison is cast as a bell, and the clock ring is made into a whale shape. When the bell rings, let the whale hit the prison again, so that the "sound into the cloud" and "voice alone ".

Five of the ninth child of the Dragon's life

The ghost, like a lion, ranking fifth in the rankings, is happy and inactive, sit well, and like fireworks, the Buddha's seat and the foot decoration on the incense burner is its portrait. It is said that this kind of Buddhist ornament was introduced to China by Indians in the Han Dynasty. To the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Chinese Buddhist art was widely used. This style was created by Chinese folk artists, it became the old five of the dragon child. Most of the places it was arranged were in front of the Buddha and Bodhi statue sitting at the knot. The dragon-shaped ornament in the middle of the lower-neck collar of the Shishi or copper Lions during the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also a charming image, which makes the traditional Chinese portal lions guarding the door even more mighty.

The ninth son of the dragon, the sixth Overlord

Chu Xia, also known as Yu, is like a turtle, is the old six, life is good weight, great strength, the turtle under the inscription is its portrait. Legend has it that in the ancient age, three mountains and five mountains are always on the rise, and the waves are on the river and lake. Later, Dayu took over the water control system, and it obeyed Dayu's command to push mountains, troughs, and troughs, contributing to water control. When the flood governance service was completed, Dayu worried that the Overlord would spread everywhere. Then he moved to the treasure of the extraordinary stone tablet, which was engraved with the skill of the Overlord, and called the Overlord, the heavy stone tablet makes it hard to walk freely. Ba Xia is very similar to turtles, but there is a difference in detail. Ba Xia has a row of teeth, but the turtles do not. The number and shape of BA Xia and GUI are also different. Ba Xia, also known as the Stone turtle, is a symbol of long life and good fortune. It is always struggling to carry forward, four feet are desperately holding, struggling to move forward, but it is always unable to move forward. The base of some prominent stone tablets in our country is under the Overlord, which can be seen in the forest of Beiji and some monuments and resorts.

Seven of the ninth child of the Dragon's life

Chen Yu, also known as the charter, looks like a tiger and is an old seven. It has been a good litigation, but it has the power, the tiger-shaped decoration in the upper part of the prison door is its portrait. It is said that the hacker is not only eager to speak out, but also can distinguish between right and wrong, and be fair and broken. In addition to its image and prestige, the prisoner is not only decorated on the prison door, they are also on either side of the official lobby. Every time the chief executive officer sits in the hall, the Executive Director's title card and the top of the quiet withdrawal card will have its image. It will see it in an eye-catching way, and maintain the awe-inspiring spirit of the public hall.

The ninth child of the Dragon's life.

Negative, like a dragon shape, ranking eight, life good text, on both sides of the stone monument Wenlong is its portrait. The history and rich content of Beibei in China are ancient. Some of them have simple styles, smooth and bright inscriptions, and can be used for identification. Some of them are exquisite in style, with vivid styles and pen styles. Some also have famous poems and stone carvings, which are helpful to the readers, qiangu said absolutely. The neighborhood is very fond of this glorious artistic inscription. It is willing to make a pattern Wenlong to set off these ancient literary treasures and make the inscription more elegant and elegant. They move around each other and look like they are crawling slowly, matching the base of the Overlord, and more spectacular.

The ninth child of the Dragon's life

Half a kiss, also known as Shanwei, half a kiss, dragon-shaped tail beast, is the old nine, wide mouth noisy coarse, life good swallow, the temple Ridge at both ends of the roll tail faucet is its portrait. The "Peaceful View" has the following description: "the Tang dynasty will be an eye, after the disaster in the hanxiangliang Temple, the more Wuyan, 'there are fish in the sea, the tail is like a horse, the waves are the rain ', then it is like a tail, it is annoying." The "witch" mentioned in this article is the stream of scholars, and the "fish" is the predecessor of the kiss. The kiss is water-based, and it is used as an evil thing to avoid fire.