Where does Meishan in the Seven Monsters of Meishan refer to?

Meishan religion, a minority in southern China, is a traditional religion that originated in Meishan area in central Hunan in ancient times. Due to the spread of Taoism in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Meishan people (Yao ancestors) were influenced by Taoism earlier. Therefore, Meishan religion has the characteristics of combining Taoist witchcraft and primitive witchcraft. Among the ethnic minorities in southern China, there are Yao, Zhuang, Miao, Bai, Shui, Tujia, Gelao, Maonan and Dong. They all believe in Meishan religion to varying degrees. The spread of Meishan religion in southern China is closely related to the long-term influence of Taoism and the economic and cultural interaction of all ethnic groups in history. The influence of Meishan religion on different ethnic groups is the reflection of the pluralistic and integrated pattern of the Chinese nation in religious culture.

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The influence of Meishan religion on the beliefs of southern ethnic minorities is also reflected in the literary works of the Ming Dynasty. Wu mingcheng's kindness to the journey to the west said that Jiro Zhenjun led six Meishan brothers to collect demon monkeys; In the Ming Dynasty, Liu Xixing's Romance of the Gods tells the story of the seven monsters of Meishan surrendered by Yang Jian and Nezha. They are seven gods, namely apes, pigs, sheep, cows, dogs, centipedes and snakes, and are actually symbols of Meishan witchcraft. The description of Meishan in the Romance of the Gods is really based on ethnographic data. Abnormal death of Yao teachers in Guangxi. At the ceremony, four incantations handed down by ancestors should be read: "Meishan dog is crazy." It is impossible to hurt people by training; Who knows that the fairy dog can dive into the tiger, and the red dust is busy. " The teacher recognized the dog as one of the seven eccentrics of Meishan, and reciting this mantra can subdue five injuries. The Seven Monsters of Meishan in the Romance of the Gods are honored as the Seven Saints of Meishan among the southern ethnic minorities, and there are the Seven Saints of Meishan in the image of Duangong mask in Zhaotong, Yunnan.