Nine sons of Dragon Born

It's on Longquan sword.

slay the demon's eldest brother (bx)

kiss the second child/tail (chǐwěn/chǐweǐ)

push the third child (pǔláo)

fourth child. The so-called "dragon gives birth to nine children" does not mean that the dragon happens to give birth to nine children. In the traditional culture of China, nine represents a lot and has a supreme position. Nine is an imaginary number and an expensive number, so it is used to describe the dragon son. There is a long-standing saying that a dragon has nine sons, but there has been no saying about which nine animals are, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty that various opinions appeared.

A saying that "the dragon gives birth to nine sons" comes from Huailutang Collection written by Li Dongyang in the Ming Dynasty. The nine sons of the dragon are:

Some sayings also include the dragon's head, unicorn, sky roar (舵舵) and mythical animal.

The dragon gave birth to nine sons, which are different from each other. In ancient China, there were many sayings about the nine sons of the dragon. For the time being, let's introduce some legendary descendants of the dragon.

One of the sayings is:

Prison cow, one of the nine sons of the dragon, is a yellow dragon with scaly horns, who likes music and squats at the head of the piano. This musical dragon son not only stands on the Hu Qin of the Han nationality, but also has the image of raising his head and opening his mouth on the Yueqin of the Yi nationality, the Sangqin of the Bai nationality and some Tibetan musical instruments.

yazi (pinyin: Yázì), one of the nine sons of Long Sheng, has a dragon head and a strong personality, and is most aggressive and killing. It is carved on the knife ring and the hilt. Looks like a jackal, so killing. It is often carved on the scabbard of the handle. The original intention of yazi is to glare, and the so-called "the virtue of a meal will be compensated, and the resentment of yazi will be reported." The newspaper can't help but kill, so it's natural for the dragon son who looks like a jackal to appear on the scabbard of the hilt.

Mocking the Wind, one of the nine sons of Dragon, had a close call in his life. Now the beast in the temple corner is his image.

Bulao, one of the legendary nine sons of the dragon, roared loudly when he was hit, and served as the animal button for Hong Zhong to lift the beam to help him sing far and wide. Shaped like a dragon, but Buron is small and easy to sing. It is said that Bulao lives by the sea, and what he fears most at ordinary times is whales. Whenever there is a whale attack, Bulao will shout. Therefore, people put their image on the clock, and carved the long wood that hit the clock into a whale shape, so as to make it loud and bright.

Sister-in-law (pinyin: Suānní), one of the nine sons born in the legend, is shaped like a lion and likes to sit on cigarettes, so its image generally appears on incense burners and then smokes.

also known as Jin xian and ling xian. Sister-in-law is an alias for a lion, so it is shaped like a lion, good at fireworks and easy to sit. Its style can be seen in the Buddhist temples and incense burners. Lions, which even dare to eat tigers and leopards, are magnificent animals, and were introduced to China with Buddhism. Because the Buddha Sakyamuni is known as the "fearless lion", people naturally arrange it as a seat for the Buddha, or carve it on an incense burner to enjoy the incense leisurely.

Huilin, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, said, "The sister-in-law is also a lion, and she goes out of the Western Regions."

Wang Yi (pinyin: Bìxì), also known as Tortoise, Overlord and Fill, is the son of nine dragons, and looks like a turtle, with teeth, great strength and good load bearing. Its back also bears heavy objects, and the stone turtle under the stone tablet is its image.

When the old wall of Beijing was demolished, half a coffin was found under the walls of Dongbianmen and Xibianmen, so it was said that the coffin carried the city of Beijing.

Armadillo (pinyin: bì' an), one of the nine sons of Longsheng, has the image of a tiger. It is said that he is a good litigator, so his image is set up on both sides of the prison gate or the official hall. Also known as the charter. Looks like a tiger, powerful, and good at prison litigation, people carved it on the prison door. Tigers are powerful beasts, so the use of armadillos is to enhance the majesty of prisons and make criminals daunting.

a bear (pinyin: Fùxì), one of the nine sons born by a dragon, looks like a dragon, elegant and gentle, and coiled around the top of the stone tablet.

Kissing, also called Qiwei and Qiqin (Pinyin, Ch and W ě n, Ch and W ě i, Ch and W ě n), one of the nine sons of Longsheng, has a rough mouth and is easy to swallow, so he became a spine-swallowing beast at both ends of the temple ridge, taking it to put out fires and eliminate disasters.

There is no definite statement about whether the owl's tail is a bird or a legendary whale at sea.

I hope so too. Shaped like a four-legged snake with its tail cut off, this dragon looks around at dangerous places and likes to swallow fire. According to legend, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built Bailiang Hall, it was reported that there was a kind of fish in the sea, whose tail was like a ostrich, that is, an eagle, which could spray waves and rain and could be used to avoid fires, so it was molded on the corner, ridge and roof of the hall.

In addition, it is said that mocking the wind, jailing cattle and being guilty are not nine sons, but instead:

gluttony (pinyin: Tāotiè), a legendary ferocious and gluttonous beast, is often decorated with its head shape on ancient bronzes, called gluttonous patterns. Legend has it that the dragon gave birth to nine sons.

looks like a wolf, and has a good diet. Zhong Ding Yi wares are often carved with the head shape as decoration. Because gluttony is a particularly gluttonous beast in legend, people call people who are greedy for food or even property gluttonous. Gluttony also appeared on Shang and Zhou bronzes as a patterned animal face decoration, called gluttony pattern.

Pteris vittata, one of the nine sons born in the legend, is fond of water, and is carved into the shape of a bridge column and a dripping beast on the building.

Jiaotu, one of the nine sons of Longsheng, is shaped like a snail, and has a closed nature. He hates others entering its nest most, and puts the first title ring as its image.

It looks like a snail and is quiet, so people often carve its image on the head of the gate or on the door panel. Snails always close their shells when they are invaded by foreign objects. People use it on doors, probably because it can be closed for safety.

It is also said that Chi, Kirin, Chi and Chi are also nine sons of Chi, or Chi-tou, one of the nine sons of the legendary dragon, with a big mouth and a large stomach that can hold a lot of water. They are often used for the decoration of the drainage outlet in buildings, which is called Chi-tou Sanshui.

Kirin, a mythical beast in ancient China. The name of the male is Qi, and the name of the female is Lin. Kirin is shaped like a deer, and its tail is like an ox's tail. It has a unicorn, but it is rare. In ancient China, Kirin symbolized auspiciousness.

Now it is generally believed that Kirin is a giraffe.

Hou, commonly known as looking up at the sky and yelling at the sky, is said to be the son of the Dragon King and has the habit of watching. The dragon at the top of the Chinese watch column growls at the sky, which is regarded as uploading God's will and releasing people's feelings. It is also documented that the mount of Guanyin Bodhisattva is "roaring into the sky".

it's also called tianlu and exorcism. It is a kind of god beast in the ancient myths and legends of China. It has a dragon head, a horse body and a lion's feet, and it is shaped like a lion, with a gray coat and can fly. Fierce and mighty, it is responsible for the patrol work in the sky to prevent monsters, plagues and diseases from disturbing the heaven.

In ancient times, people used to call the brave and brave as the name of the army. It has a mouth without anus, can swallow everything without diarrhea, can make a fortune, can only get in and out, and has special magical powers. Nowadays, many people in China wear jade products, which is why < P > among the people in China, there has been a saying that the nine sons of dragons don't become dragons, that is to say, the nine descendants of dragons are not dragons, but nine different animals. There are many versions of this legend, each of which is not unified, but it is basically the difference in the ranking of nine animals, which is basically the same for the nine animals themselves.

it is recorded in Li Dongyang's Huailutang Collection: "Nine sons born in a dragon don't make a dragon, but each has his own advantages. A prison cow has good music all his life. Today, the carved beast on Hu Qin's head is his portrait. Yazi (sound: tooth character) is easy to kill all his life. Today, the dragon swallowing mouth on the hilt is his portrait; Mocking a phoenix, it was a close call in my life, and the animals in this temple corner are its portraits; Bulao, who has been singing all his life, is the portrait of the beast button on this clock; Sister-in-law (sound: sour ni), has been sitting well all his life, and the lion in Buddha's seat today is his portrait; Overlord, a good burden in life, this monument beast is its portrait; Armadillo (sound: finish the case), always litigious, and the lion's head on the prison door is his portrait; After a long time (sound: bi Xi), he was a good writer all his life, and Wenlong on both sides of this monument is his portrait; Kiss, easy to swallow in life, this temple ridge beast head is its portrait.

It is described in China's Auspicious Picture: The eldest of the nine sons is called a prison cow, who likes music and crouches at the head of the piano; The second child is called ya zi, who loves to kill and fight, and is carved on the knife ring and hilt. The third child is called Mockingwind, and he had a narrow squeak in his life. The beast in this temple corner is his portrait. Four sons, Bulao, roared loudly when he was hit, and served as the animal button for Hong Zhong to lift the beam to help him sing far and wide; Suan ni, shaped like a lion, likes to smoke and sit well, leaning on the foot of the incense burner, and then smoking; Six sons under the hegemony, also known as XX(bi xi), are like turtles with teeth, and like to carry heavy loads. Bi gan, which is like a tiger and litigious, has its image on both sides of the prison gate or the official main hall; Eight children are negative, like dragons, elegant and gentle, coiled on the top of the stone tablet; Laojiu's chi kiss, also known as chi kiss or Chi kiss, is thick and easy to swallow, so it becomes a spine-swallowing beast at both ends of the temple ridge, which is used to put out fires and eliminate disasters.

It is explained in detail in Daqian Traditional Pattern Network:

* Prison Cow, one of the nine sons of Longsheng

Prison Cow, the eldest of the nine sons of Longsheng, loved music all his life. He often squatted on the piano head to enjoy the music played by plucking strings, so his portrait was engraved on the piano head. This decoration has been used all the time, and some valuable huqin heads are still engraved with the image of the dragon head, which is called "the dragon head huqin".

* The second of Longsheng's nine sons, Yazi

Yazi, the second son, was aggressive and fond of killing all his life. The knife ring, the handle and the dragon's swallow mouth are its portraits. After decorating the image of the dragon, these weapons have added awesome power. It is not only decorated on the weapons of famous soldiers in the battlefield, but also used in a large number of ceremonial weapons and palace guards, which makes it more dignified and solemn.

* The third of the nine sons of Long Sheng, Mock the Wind

Mock the Wind, which looks like an animal, is the third child. It had a close call and a good hope all his life, and the animals in the corner of the temple platform are its portraits. These animals stand in a single line at the front end of the vertical ridge. The animals are led by a "fairy" riding birds, followed by dragons, phoenixes, lions, Tianma, seahorses, dragons, horses, bulls, bulls and animals. Their placement has a strict hierarchy, and only the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing can have all kinds, and the number of secondary halls should be reduced accordingly. Mocking the wind not only symbolizes auspiciousness, beauty and majesty, but also has the meaning of deterring demons and eliminating disasters. The placement of Mockingwind makes the shape of the whole palace both strict and varied, achieving the harmony of solemnity and vividness, and the unity of grandeur and exquisiteness, which adds a mysterious atmosphere to the towering palace.

* The fourth of the nine sons of Long Sheng, Bulan

Bulan, a coiled dragon, ranks fourth, and has a good voice and roar all his life. The dragon-shaped beast button on the Hong Zhong is its portrait. It turned out that Bulao lived by the sea. Although he was a dragon, he was always afraid of giant whales. As soon as the whale attacked, it roared with fear. According to people's report, it is characterized by its "good singing", "Every bell wants to make a loud sound", that is, the bulun is cast into a bell button and the wooden pestle that rings the bell is made into a whale shape. When ringing the bell, let the whale hit the bulun again and again, making it "ring into the sky" and "sound alone"

* The fifth of Longsheng's nine sons, Sister-in-law

, looks like a lion, ranking fifth. He likes quietness all his life, likes sitting, and likes fireworks. The foot decoration on the Buddha's seat and incense burner is his portrait. According to legend, this kind of robes decorated on the Buddha's seat was introduced to China by Indians in the Han Dynasty. By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it had been widely used in Buddhist art in China. This shape was created by Chinese folk artists and made it have the traditional style of China. Later, it became the fifth son of the dragon. Most of the places it was arranged were in front of Buddha and Bodhisattva statues sitting in cross-legged or cross-legged. The dragon-shaped ornament in the middle of the neck collar of a stone lion or a bronze lion in the Ming and Qing Dynasties is also an image of a lion-in-arms, which makes the traditional China gate lion guarding the gate more powerful.

* The sixth of the nine sons of Long Sheng, Ba Xia

Ba Xia, also known as the spiny turtle, is an old six. He has a good load and great strength all his life, and the turtle under the tablet seat is his portrait. Legend has it that in ancient times, Ba Xia often carried three mountains and five mountains and made waves in rivers, lakes and seas. Later, Dayu subdued it when he was in charge of water control. It obeyed Dayu's command, pushed mountains and dug ditches, dredged rivers and made contributions to water control. When the flood was overcome, Dayu was worried that he would run wild everywhere again, so he moved to a huge stone tablet with indomitable spirit, which was engraved with the merits of the flood control, and told him to carry it. The heavy stone tablet made him unable to walk casually. Baxia and tortoise are very similar, but there are differences when they look closely. Baxia has a row of teeth, but tortoise doesn't. The number and shape of nail plates on the carapace of Baxia and tortoise are also different. The bully, also known as the stone turtle, is a symbol of longevity and good luck. It is always struggling to move forward with its head held high, its four feet desperately propped up, struggling to move forward, but it can't move. The pedestals of some famous stone tablets in our country are carried by Ba Xia, which can be seen in the forest of stone tablets and some historic sites.

* Seven of Longsheng's Nine Sons, Armadillo

Armadillo, also known as Charter, looks like a tiger and is the old seven. It is litigious all its life, but it is powerful. The tiger-head decoration on the upper part of the prison door is its portrait. Legend has it that the armadillo is not only eager for public interests and justice, but also brave in speaking, and can distinguish right from wrong, and judge impartially. In addition, its image is majestic, and the prisoner is not only decorated on the prison door, but also crouched on both sides of the lobby of the official office. Whenever the yamen chief sits in court, there is an image on the top of the chief executive's title card and the silence avoidance card. It looks around and looks around to safeguard the solemnity and righteousness of the court.

* Eight of the Nine Sons of Long Sheng. The coffin

It looks like a dragon, ranking eighth, and has a good life. Wenlong on both sides of the stone tablet is its portrait. China's steles have a long history and rich contents. Some of them are simple in shape, smooth and bright, and the light can be used as a guide. Some are exquisitely carved, with graceful words and vivid pens; There are also famous poems and stone carvings, and the population of moxibustion is famous throughout the ages. However, she loves this kind of inscription with shining artistic brilliance, and she is willing to turn it into a pattern dragon to set off these literary treasures handed down from generation to generation and decorate the pedestal more elegantly and beautifully. They are coiled around each other, which seems to be creeping slowly, and they match with the base, which is more spectacular.

* Kiss, the ninth of the nine sons of Longsheng

Kiss, also known as tail and kiss, is a dragon-shaped spine-swallowing beast, Laojiu, with a wide mouth and a rough mouth, which is easy to swallow all his life. The tail-rolling bibcock at both ends of the temple spine is his portrait. "Taiping Yu Lan" has the following description: "Tang Huiyao orders, after the disaster of the Liang Temple in the Han Dynasty, the sorcerer said,' There are fish in the sea, and the tail is like a owl, and the surf is like rain', so it is like the tail, and Tired Ofthe Fire is auspicious." The "witch" mentioned in the article is the flow of alchemists, and "fish sting" is the predecessor of kissing. Kissing is water-based, and it is used as an evil thing to avoid fire.

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The heavy one: Yi Yi (Bi Xi), who likes to carry heavy things most, carries a stone tablet on his back.

The good-looking one: Li Kiss (Yin Chi Kiss), who likes to look around most and is often decorated on the eaves. See the fork ridge of ancient buildings in China. Because it can drink water, it is also decorated on the bridge railing to prevent the bridge from being flooded by floods.

Killer by nature: Pai Zi (Yin Ya Zi), who loves killing and fighting, is often decorated on the sword ring and hilt of weapons.

Armadillo (Yin Bi An), who hates criminals most, is often decorated on the prison lintel.

Good fireworks: Yan.