Kirin combines lion's head, antlers, tiger's eyes, elk body, dragon forest and oxtail. The tail is as hairy as a dragon's tail, and there is meat in one corner.

Animals are like tigers and leopards, with dragon-shaped head and tail, and golden jade color. They have a pair of wings on their shoulders, but they can't spread out. Their heads are horned and lean back.

2. Different historical origins

Every time Kirin appears, it will be a very special period. According to records, Confucius had a close relationship with Kirin. According to legend, Kirin appeared before Confucius was born and died, so it was also regarded as a symbol of Confucianism.

In ancient times, people used to call the brave the name of the army. Legend has it that the brave man broke the dogma, and the jade emperor punished him for only eating money from all directions, swallowing everything without diarrhea, making a fortune and not getting in, which was extraordinary.

God beast has different meanings.

In China, there is a folk saying that Kirin gives birth. Another image of Kirin is the dragon head, the horse body and the dragon forest. The tail hair stretches like a dragon's tail. Its comprehensive aspects are not as extensive as those of Longfeng, but its reputation is not small.

According to records, it is shaped like a lion with wings, and ancient fabrics, military flags, hooks, printed buttons and bell buttons are often used as decorations to ward off evil spirits.

4. They have different functions.

Kirin mainly feeds on wealth and can eat wealth from all directions.

The brave beast is fierce and powerful, has a strong heart to protect the Lord, and has the function of ward off evil spirits in the town house.

5. Legends and allusions are different.

Legend has it that Kirin is the ancestor of Ji surname (the vein of the Zhou Emperor), which originated from the ancestor of the Yellow Emperor and is one of the main branches of blood. There is a poem that says, "Kirin treads on auspicious clouds, but it is hard to disappear on earth." One is that Kirin and its descendants can cure diseases and eliminate disasters, and the other is that they can walk on clouds.

The wild animals in the western regions, who once lived in Tibet and Kangding, Sichuan, have strong fighting capacity. When Jiang Ziya helped cut Zhou, he met a brave warrior on the March, but no one knew it at that time. Jiang Ziya thought it looked fierce, so he tried to subdue it and treat it as his own mount.

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Baidu encyclopedia-brave and fearless

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Kirin