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With the continuous progress of science and technology, it is very easy for many people to get water. As soon as the tap is turned on, water will flow out continuously. But in ancient China, fetching water was not a labor-saving thing, so drilling wells became one of the life skills that everyone must have. Every village has to dig a well every day to get water for living.

Speaking of drilling wells, there is a particularly interesting custom in ancient China, that is, after drilling wells, don't drink the well water first, but put a turtle in the well first. Why on earth is this? Is this a common superstition?

In fact, this is very particular. As we all know, there are four elephants in the ancient traditional culture of China, namely, dragon, white tiger, suzaku and Xuanwu. It can be said that this is a very precious wealth in our traditional culture.

Qinglong originated from the worship of the stars in ancient times, and it has been a god beast representing Tai Hao and the East for seven nights since the pre-Qin period. White tiger is the god of war and war, and it has many divine powers, such as avoiding evil, avoiding disasters, praying for blessings, punishing evil and promoting good, making a fortune, marrying and so on. Suzaku is a phoenix or mysterious bird, representing summer. Xuanwu is a kind of god beast with tortoise and snake in one.

In the ancient legend of China, Dayu's father was named Gun, also known as Xuanwu. Before Dayu controlled water, he was in charge of flood control. Because he didn't use dredging method, the water control failed. But because of people's admiration for him, he is often called "water god". Putting the tortoise in the water is actually that people want the water god to protect themselves, so that the well water can be protected by the water god, and they can drink long and be healthy.

From here, we can also see from the side that China ancient people's respect and love for natural creatures is an important manifestation of ancient people's harmonious coexistence with nature.

Some people will say that it is superstition! In fact, when China ancient people dug a well, they put a turtle in it, which is scientific. Were there any tools for measuring water quality in ancient China? The answer is obviously no.

In the case of backward science and technology in ancient China, people can only judge whether the well water of a well is drinkable by this simple and effective method. Because water is an indispensable resource in people's daily life, it is related to everyone's life safety. Therefore, it is very necessary to conduct a water quality test before drinking new well water. As an animal, the tortoise actually plays a role in helping people try water quality in advance.

Then why don't so many animals choose turtles? Don't forget that the tortoise is a very long-lived animal, which is longer than fish and shrimp. In this way, we can help people to measure the water quality in the well at any time. In case someone with malicious intentions throws poison into the well one day, it can be detected by the tortoise. Seeing this, do you admire the wisdom of the ancients?

It can be seen that many practices in ancient China are feudal superstitions now, but in fact, careful analysis has certain scientific truth. They are all our old ancestors, and it is necessary for people to cherish and inherit the valuable conclusions summed up through their years of life experience, don't you think?