What does the horse symbolize in China?

Horses occupy a high position in Chinese culture and have a series of symbols and implications.

Dragon and Horse Spirit is the national spirit that the Chinese nation has been advocating since ancient times, and it is the spirit of continuous struggle, self-improvement and enterprising spirit. Ancestors thought the dragon horse was a kind horse. It is the spirit of the Yellow River, the embodiment of the descendants of the Chinese people, and represents the subject spirit and the highest morality of the Chinese nation. It is eight feet five inches tall and has a long neck, which makes it look very huge. The skeleton has wings, and there is a circle of colorful sideburns on the edge of the wings, which makes the neck scream and make a beautiful and harmonious sound. This is a heroic image and a heroic posture. In the world view, the ancestors have equated the dragon horse with the stem of pure yang, which is synonymous with exuberance, brightness, warmth, height, ascension, fullness, prosperity and development. The Book of Changes simply says: "Being a horse" is a symbol of heaven, representing kings, fathers, adults, gentlemen, ancestors, treasures, awe, majesty, health, kindness and kindness. Yes, this dragon horse, conceived by the soul of our nation, is magnificent, powerful and magnificent, chasing the moon day after day, full of stars, hard work, day and night. Isn't this a vivid portrayal of the struggle between the Chinese nation and nature? Isn't it a vivid metaphor that China people overcome difficulties and move forward forever? Isn't this the embodiment of China people's brave and optimistic life significance?

Horses are also symbols of ability, sages, talents and achievements. The ancients often compared it to a "swift horse". Maxima is an excellent horse and walks thousands of miles every day. According to legend, Zhou Muwang has eight good horses and often travels around the world. The name of eight horses: stunning land, no feet to practice soil, no feet to land, can fly in the air; One is called feathering, which can run faster than birds; One is Benjing, who travels in Wan Li at night; One is called super shadow, which can run after the sun; One is called Zhaohui, and the horse hair is bright and radiant. One is called chaoguang, and one horse has ten shadows. One is called Wu Teng, riding the clouds; One is called shroud, with wings on his body, and he flies like Dapeng Nine Wan Li. Some ancient books imagined "Eight Horses" as eight different colors, and each color had a nice name: Red Horse, Stealing Plum, Bai Yi, Overwhelming Wheel, Huang Qu, Huayi and Green Ear. In fact, the magical legends of horses are all about talents. Don't really believe that they are myths. Zhou Muwang's eight horses are actually metaphors of his own clique, with outstanding talents and extraordinary skills, and each horse has a special ability to help the great cause of the King of Zhou in the world.

A more explicit story about using horses to show talents is the famous allusion of "1000 yuan for bones". During the Warring States period, kings of various countries competed to recruit talents for the sake of long-term stability of their countries. Yan Zhaowang is no exception, and is willing to recruit outstanding talents with an honest and open attitude and generous remuneration. Guo Kun, a courtier of Yan State, told Zhao Haoqi a fable about a swift horse: Once upon a time, a king wanted to spend thousands of dollars to buy a swift horse, but three years later, he still didn't buy it. The master took the initiative to fight well, saying that he could get a thousand miles of good horses. The monarch sent him to find the whereabouts of Maxima within three months, but the horse was dead. The owner took out 500 gold to buy horse bones and came back to look for a job. The monarch said angrily, "I want a live horse." How can 500 gold buy a bunch of dead bones? " "Yes, today I bought the bones of a swift horse for 500 gold, so I don't know how expensive that live swift horse is." . From this, the whole world knows that the king values Maxima so much, but why don't other Maxima come one after another? "Sure enough, in less than a year, maxima came again.

At this point, Guo Kun suddenly changed the subject, which linked to the current situation: today, if the king really wants talent, then reuse me first. Even people who are not so outstanding like me are valued. What about those people who are really better than me? Once a maxima intends to find someone, no matter how far it is, it will come automatically.

This story, from "The Warring States Policy", shows us the truth of being thirsty for talents. Because horses symbolize talent, people who are good at thinking about horses are also called people who are good at knowing talents and doing good deeds. For example, Wang Liang of Zhao State in Qin Dynasty, Bole of Qin State and Fang Jiukun are all experts in thinking about horses. The dull situation of talent burying or poor performance is called "a thousand troops going into battle". Gong Zizhen, a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty, said in a poem: "Kyushu depends on wind and thunder, and a swift horse can decline;" I advise the gods to shake hands and make peace again, and not stick to one pattern. "

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