What does Kirin stand for?

Lin is a traditional god beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends in China, with a gentle temperament. It is said that Lin can live for two thousand years. The ancients believed that wherever Kirin haunts, there must be auspicious signs. Sometimes it is used to describe people with outstanding talents and both ability and political integrity.

The ancients called men Qi and women Lin. The difference between Kirin and bravery: Kirin is an auspicious god's pet, peaceful and long-lived. Magic is a fierce pet, and it has a strong sense of protecting its owner. It has the function of attracting wealth and blessing, and avoiding evil spirits in the town house. It feeds on wealth and can eat wealth from all directions. Han people generally use Kirin to advocate peace and longevity, and use it to advocate wealth, houses and evil spirits. Because of their profound cultural connotations, Kirin and Brave are made into various ornaments and ornaments in the traditional folk customs of the Han nationality in China, which are worn and placed at home, in order to pray for blessings and keep peace.

At the same time, the ancients believed that the dragon represented God, Heaven, Emperor and courtship, so the dragon was gradually monopolized by the royal family. And the phoenix also has the meaning of sagacity, tone (the moral character that women should prepare) and ambition. Therefore, people regard Kirin and Xuanwu (turtle) as their mascots and spread them widely.

Qilin culture

Kirin culture is a traditional folk culture of the Han nationality, such as the birth of children by Kirin, which is an ancient fertility folk custom in China. Legend has it that Kirin is a kind pet and a symbol of good luck, which can bring children to people. On the eve of Confucius' birth, there was a jade book written by Kirin at home, which said, "The son of a pure water will fail in the week", meaning that he has the virtue of an emperor and does not occupy his position. Although this is a wrong statement, it is actually the basis of "Kirin gives the child", which is contained in Wang Chong's On the Balance and Immortality and Jia's Notes on the Collection of Leftovers. Folks have the reputation of "son of Kirin" and "son of forest". In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people often called smart and lovely boys "my Kirin". Since then, "Kirin has sent pictures." As a woodcut, it is a good omen to engrave the couplet "Kirin in the sky, Lang on the ground as the champion". It is generally believed that worshipping Kirin can give birth to children. Tang Du Fu's Song of Summer Xu's Two Sons: "Don't you see Summer Xu's two sons?" Inducing auspicious dreams followed. Confucius gave the stone family, not the unicorn in the sky. China's national customs recorded in Hu Pu 'an. "Hunan" quoted "Changzhi New Age Folk Poetry": "It is also strange for a woman to be surrounded by dragons. A real dragon is not as good as a paper dragon, but it can send a child to the forest. " Original note: "If a woman is barren for many years, every time a dragon lantern comes home, she will be given a seal instrument to surround her with a dragon body once, and the dragon body will be shortened and she will ride around the hall once, which is called the gift of Qi Lin." According to Lin Qiqi, it belongs to the dragon, that is, the person who replaces Qijia with the dragon lantern.