What is the meaning and symbol of Aolong?
The meaning of the aolong in ancient times is the best in the world, but now it is extended to a successful career , the auspicious symbol of rolling wealth and rising fortune, so we can put dragon ornaments at home or wear dragon ornaments on our bodies, which are very auspicious practices.
What is Aolong
According to page 4924 of the business edition of "Cihai", there are two explanations:1.The shape is like a dragon, so it can swallow fire.See Lu Rong’s Miscellaneous Notes on Shuyuan.Second, the big fish.There is a good sentence in the Song people’s book:"The oyu takes off the golden hook, and then shakes its tail and shakes its head and never returns." Ao:It is a kind of big turtle in the sea.The title of champion with "aotou" was first seen in Hong Liangji’s "Beijiang Poetry".According to Cihai’s commentary, there are two explanations for Aolong:one is an animal shaped like a dragon in ancient myths and legends, which is good for swallowing fire; the other is a big fish.
Meaning of Aolong
In the era of imperial examinations, the greatest wish of scholars was to go from "scholar" to "official".Countless scholars have endured the hardships of "Ten Years of Cold Window" in order to "become famous in one fell swoop".In Wu Jingzi’s "School of Foreign Studies", there is a chapter describing Fan Jinzhongju, who wrote three parts of his fame, ideas and people’s feelings at that time; especially the performance of the butcher’s father-in-law’s condescension, which is even more impressive.In the imperial examination era, the first place in the examination is the champion, which is the so-called "single champion".
Allusions to the Aolong
Beside the Tianhou Temple in Lugang, there is a folk antiquities dealer, Mr.Huang Zhongxing, who collects and sells a pair of exquisite aofish, which are placed on the wall cabinet; a Only those who close their mouths, and one who opens their mouths; they are beautiful in shape and exquisite in carving, and are worth watching.
According to Mr.Huang, the pair of squid were originally sacred objects in a second-class historic temple in Taoyuan Dayuan, and they were the two generals of Heng and Ha in the ancient temple.This ancient temple was built during the Daoguang period.Later, the large temple was burnt down because of a fire in the wires.Fortunately, the pair of generals in the shape of squid did not catch fire.Later, it landed in Lukang and was purchased by Mr.Huang for collection.A closer look at this pair of squid is truly admirable.
The squid with the head and the body of the fish is also called the squid.It turns out that "fishing over the dragon gate" is one of our Chinese people’s favorite things! According to the "Shui Jing Zhu":"Carp crosses the Dragon Gate in March, if they cross the dragon gate, otherwise they will pay their forehead." Longmen, the great spiritual traces still exist, go to Chang’an for 900 miles, the water is suspended by boat, there are mountains next to it, the water and land are not connected, and the turtles and fish are not able to go up.There are big fish in the river and sea, thousands of people can’t get on it.On the top is the dragon, so the cloud exposes the gills and the dragon gate, and the ear hangs down.A metaphor for distress, which is extended to those who have fallen.
In the past, people called the ichthyosaur change to the examination and the success of the common people.There is such a record in the Chinese book:Ichthyosaur is a magical animal.At first, it played on the side of the courtyard of the palace; later, before entering the palace, it spurted some water and changed into a flounder.Clouds and fog blocked the sun.In the end, he turned into an eight-foot-long Huanglong, left the water, and roamed and played in the courtyard.The scales on his body were dazzled by the sunlight.The ichthyosaur change is amazing! No wonder the ancient prodigy wrote a couple of poems:"The garden grows the phoenix bamboo, and the pond raises the dragon fish."
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