The birthday star among the three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity is the folk portrait of the "Antarctic Immortal". "Antarctic Immortal" is very different from other immortals. He is an old man with no background, dressed like a common man in feudal society, friendly and amiable, and a respected star official. In myths and legends, he is a god with a limited life and a steward. According to legend, the Antarctic Immortal is the eldest son of the Jade Emperor. His full name is Gao Shen Xiao Yu, the Great King of the Qing Dynasty Changsheng Datong Tian Yuan Sheng Tian Zun, also known as the Chang Sheng of the South Pole, the Great King of the Jade Qing Dynasty, etc. In astronomy, he is also known as the South Pole Star. In the numerology of feudal society, "Nandou is responsible for life, and Beidou is responsible for death." In superstition, he will continue to worship the Nandou star, the South Pole Star, throughout his life. People admire the "Antarctic Immortal" infinitely because he has control over a person's life.

"Historical Records·Book of Fengchan" Sima Qian said: "The birthday star, covering the Antarctic Canopus star, means that the world is safe, so this temple is used to pray for blessings and longevity." "Erya·Shitian" " also said: "Birthday star, horn, Kangye." The two places of Jiao and Kang are the first two places among the seventy-eight places of the Eastern Canglong. Therefore, Guo Pu pointed out: "The longevity star" refers to the horn gum, "the place where it grows is very long, so it is called longevity." Sima Qian's "Historical Records?" "Tian Guan Shu" believes that there is a big star in Saigon Lambidi, called "Antarctic Old Man". What is the practical value of Antarctica? Perhaps this depends on his status as an elderly person and his ability to carry important moral values, namely respecting, loving and testing the elderly. During the reign of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he presided over a birthday sacrifice ceremony.

. He personally offered the products and read the ritual texts as a sign of respect. This incident was recorded in "Hanshu Li Yizhi". Emperor Han Ming not only paid tribute to the Antarctic Immortal, but also asked the elderly who live long to be treated well. This is also the great contribution of the Han and Ming emperors to history. Respecting and respecting the elderly is a manifestation of kindness. Emperor Hanming not only took this opportunity to show his virtue of respecting the elderly, but it was also a political means of educating people to interact with others. The Emperor of the Han and Ming Dynasties also gave the elderly special privileges. He also gave the elderly the "king stick" privilege. The "King's Stick" is also called the Pigeon Stick because the top of the King's Stick is a statue of a turtle and a dove, which is said to represent longevity. This "king stick" does bring privileges to the elderly. A commoner in Ou was said to have been beheading an old man with a stick at the time, and was sentenced by the government to beheading and abandoning the body within the city limits. In another case, low-level officials were privately detained by the government, including an elderly man armed with a stick, in violation of the law. Although nothing happened to the old man, the officials involved were also sentenced to death and beheaded in public. In 23 AD, the Han Dynasty issued a tax exemption for the elderly without children. How well do you know Fu, Wah and Shou's three-star birthday stars? During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong held a banquet for thousands of 74-year-old people. This year she celebrated her fifth great-grandchild. It is said that there are more than 6,000 elderly people celebrating their 74th birthday.

As a result, the effect of upper and lower winds has created a trend of respecting the elderly since the Qing Dynasty. Pictures of Phu Tho are everywhere. In today's society, the image of the elderly giving longevity to the elderly is also very popular. Fushou paintings not only wish the elderly longevity and prosperity for hundreds of years, but are also masterpieces that people usually admire. The brain gate of longevity star is also related to people's health maintenance. Children are born without hair, and old people have hair loss and big eyebrows, which are also signs of longevity. The head of the red-crowned crane is also very high and swollen. The longevity peach was a special gift from the Queen Mother at the Flat Peach Conference. Legend has it that the flat peach blooms once every three thousand years and bears fruit during three dry years. After eating it, it will live forever. The picture of the good life is profound. . There is also the walking stick of the longevity star, which is said to be carved from peach wood. The peach tree itself is said to ward off evil and disease. If people didn't get sick, would they live a long time? Peach tree sap is also said to be a good remedy for all ailments. ?

How much do you know about birthdays? Since the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the ranks of Taoist immortals have been increasing. Immortals must do this to bless people with longevity. Jia Zishen, who was born in the 1960s, and so on. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Ming Dynasty government abolished the official system of offering sacrifices to the birthday star, and birthday sacrifices were no longer an official patent. Therefore, people who offered sacrifices to the birthday star began to turn to the people. The birthday star became the most secular god in China's feudal society.

In the birthday message "Longevity is not as old as the pine trees in Nanshan", I wish the birthday old man to be like the pine trees in Nanshan and never grow old. Where is the mountain of Subi Nanshan? There is a place called Shouxing Street in Changsha, Hunan. Here is the largest longevity temple. The incense in this temple is very strong. From here, more than a hundred miles south, is Nanyue Hengshan Mountain. This is a veritable mountain of longevity. Nanyue Hengshan is named after its longevity, which is Shoubi Nanshan. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were more than ten longevity temples of various sizes in Hengshan.

But this is not the birthday star, but the Nanyue Temple in Hengshan, the Antarctic Immortal Emperor built for him. In Antarctica, the meaning of longevity is the same as that of longevity, and the climate characteristics of the south are mild and humid all year round, and various plants are always green all year round, and the location of the birthday star happens to be in the south. It is believed to be the closest to the birthday star. Aroma and wishes are here, and longevity is the easiest to hear and see. The longevity of the Antarctic Emperor and the Antarctic Old Man have the same meaning as Antarctica. They also live in Hengshan, which also has a sacred place for the Antarctic Star. It is logical to call Nanyue Hengshan and Nanshan.