First of all, Phoenix is a symbol of "luxury, aggression, enterprising and peace"
Phoenix is an auspicious bird in people's minds and a symbol of world peace. The ancients thought that when the Millennium came, there would be a phoenix flying. The Oracle Bone Inscriptions of the wind and the Oracle Bone Inscriptions of the phoenix were the same, indicating the omnipresence and spiritual strength of the wind. Burning is the word of the emperor, which means supreme.
Phoenix is a symbol of love.
Phoenix can bring happiness and auspiciousness to people, and naturally it also includes the happiness of love. It can be seen that the phoenix has the meaning of symbolizing love. Later, it was used by people to congratulate a happy marriage and to compare the harmony between husband and wife. The tang dynasty bronze mirror has a picture of Mei Fong's concentric knot, that is, the concentric knot on Feng's mouth symbolizes happy love to show that husband and wife love each other with one heart. It can be seen that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the knot of one heart symbolized the love of husband and wife. In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was also popular to make a promise with Feng Chai as a gift. Feng Chai was a kind of jewelry worn by women. When men and women are engaged, the woman often gives Feng Chai to the man to show that "in the Ming Dynasty, when men and women got married, the dress worn by the woman was also equipped with a phoenix decorated with jewels. In modern times, people still regard the phoenix as a symbol of love. When they get married, they use phoenix dragon candles and cut and paste phoenix patterns. ?
Thirdly, Phoenix has the symbolic meaning of "harmony".
In China culture, the image of Phoenix not only represents the harmony of natural things, but also represents the harmony of human society. "The five colors of the Phoenix were later considered as symbols of the five ethics of' morality, righteousness, propriety, benevolence and faith' in ancient society." Secondly, Phoenix has represented beauty and harmony among the people since ancient times. Loyalty of love. In addition, Phoenix is the spiritual and material carrier of the harmonious concept. From the development point of view, it is a diversified product, based on the combination of witchcraft and bird totem, which combines the totems worshipped by different times and tribes. Secondly, it is the unity of opposites. At the same time, it can be said that the harmonious concept of Phoenix culture covers all aspects of social and material life. The use of the phoenix image of "harmony" often appears in idioms about phoenix. ?
Fourth, the phoenix is a symbol of "power"
In the pre-Qin period, the pattern of phoenix appeared on jade and bronze, which was a symbol of power. Later, it gradually became the exclusive decoration of the royal family, appeared on various palace buildings and utensils, and was maintained in the form of etiquette.
Phoenix is the spiritual totem of the Chinese nation.
Like dragons, Phoenix is an integral part of China's long-standing traditional culture. With the progress of society, the symbolic meaning of Phoenix has also changed accordingly. People no longer regard Phoenix as a symbol of autocratic imperial power, but as a symbol of national culture. In the primitive painted pottery culture of China about six or seven thousand years ago, the embryonic form of the image of the phoenix appeared. Feng Huangwen also appeared on Shang bronzes more than 3,500 years ago. As a result, many artistic treasures with the theme of Phoenix have been created in the decorative arts of China. These works of art with the theme of phoenix are the representatives of traditional art and reflect the aesthetic taste of the Chinese nation. From the perspective of dragon and phoenix art, the artistic image of phoenix gives people great spiritual strength. Like the dragon, it is a symbol of the Chinese nation. In other words, the Chinese nation is also a descendant of the Phoenix.
Legendary allusion
1. Phoenix lives in Wu.
Wu Tong is the king of trees. It is said that it is a spiritual tree. It can know when to build it. "Lu Wenjian": "A hundred birds in the phoenix tree dare not perch, but only avoid the phoenix". Phoenix, as the king of birds, breeds the universe. It is not a phoenix tree. "Shu Wei Wang Xie Chuan" "Phoenix does not inhabit the phoenix tree", and the phoenix chooses wood habitat. Later, it was compared to the reader choosing the master and waiting on the master.
2. Get the image of Phoenix
Legend has it that the Phoenix can know the rise and fall of chaos in the world, which is the best embodiment of benevolent government in China history, a barometer of the rise and fall of chaos, and an "image ambassador" of theological politics. The ancients were divided into five grades, and the five movements of the Phoenix marked the degree of political clarity, so emperors of all previous dynasties regarded "Chaoyang in Feng Ming" and "Birds flock to the Phoenix" as symbols of prosperity and peace. Southern Qi Xie Zhao's Ten Poems of Yongming Music: "Colorful Feng Ming Chaoyang, Yuanhe Dance Shang Qing; Rui Yongming has been the emperor for thousands of years. "
The dragon gave birth to nine children, and the phoenix gave birth to nine chicks.
"Nine Chicks" is from "Gong Ji on the West Coast Abandoned by Moody Eddie in the Eighth Emperor of the Jin Dynasty": "In February (four years of Shengping), Phoenix saw nine chicks in Fengcheng." Later, "Phoenix attracts nine chicks" was regarded as a good omen for world peace and social prosperity. There is no mention of the specific category name and image of "Nine Chickens". Later, with the continuous deduction and integration of various religious beliefs and folklore, the story of Nine Chickens has been enriched and inconclusive.
Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Phoenix