In my opinion, it may be Aotou, or it may be someone trying to get a good fortune. I prefer the latter. Fish has a good meaning in China: "abundance every year", and the Chinese also have these cultural beliefs, not to mention "fish head", which is more auspicious and meaningful, so I took this photo Such a sky-high price.

This ancient belief of the Chinese people has been handed down from ancient times to the present, and the theory of demons and ghosts has also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. People today still abide by the customs and taboos of various festivals left by their ancestors. For example, during the Chinese New Year, you cannot say "die", an unlucky word. Countries with other cultures do not believe this. Back to the question, if this fish were placed in a foreign country, it would not be able to fetch such a price because they have no knowledge about the meaning of "fish". People in our country post couplets during the Chinese New Year. On the couplets, we write words that bring wealth and good fortune, and we hope to be happier in the coming year. Although we all know that this is just a formality, in fact, we still believe it in our hearts. Therefore, the "head fish" is not valuable because of itself, but because of its meaning that it can be auctioned for a sky-high price of 3 million.

But sometimes these cultural beliefs of the Chinese people are also used by bad people. For example, there is a news report that a miracle doctor in the village can treat people just by touching them. I originally wanted to put it into modern times. How could anyone in the scientific society believe it, but I didn’t expect that many people would go to her for treatment. It was very common in ancient times for miraculous doctors to use folk prescriptions to treat diseases. At that time, people's minds were not yet enlightened, so they believed that these may be things that have taken root in our country and cannot be eradicated at once.

From a rational point of view, it is not cost-effective to spend 3 million to buy a fish. If it is just to win a lottery, then the cost is too high. But I also know that there are many people who are willing to do this. When I was in high school, I heard that the principal of a school built a tower on the campus to ward off evil because students committed suicide every year. I think spending a lot of money to seek God's blessings on things like "Toad Fish" and "Evil Tower" can be regarded as an inseparable part of our culture.

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