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2. Celebrate the birthday of the Eight Immortals: The story of the Eight Immortals has been circulated among the people since the Tang Dynasty. The Eight Immortals' Birthday Picture depicts the scene where all immortals gather in the pine and cypress terrace, look up at the sea of clouds and give speeches. This picture is used for birthday celebration, except that the birthday girl gets the Eight Immortals to wish her good luck. The scenery in the picture, such as the pine and cypress birthday stone, the fairy bird flat peach, Xiangyun Xiangyun and so on, all have birthday meanings in traditional folk culture. In addition, there is a folk custom of putting away the magic weapons of the Eight Immortals and combining them into different forms of decorative patterns, which is called the "Dark Eight Immortals Picture" and is widely favored because of its symbolic significance.
3. Blowing the flute to attract the phoenix: During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Lord of the State of Qin had a daughter with a nickname, which was not only as beautiful as flowers and jade, but also blowing sheng played the piano well, with the same timbre and voice. When she was fifteen years old, one night in a trance, she saw a teenager fly to her Fengtai to play Xiao and told him that he lived in Taihua Mountain. Since then, Nong Yu tea rice don't think. When Qin Mugong found out, he sent for the boy, and Nong Yu recovered. From then on, Nong Yu played flute with teenagers in Fenglou every day, and the couple lived in harmony. One night, two people were playing together in the bright moonlight, and suddenly a pterodactyl phoenix flew in, leading them to heaven and becoming immortals. It turns out that this young man is an upper-class music fairy named Shaw History. Because of our relationship with Nong Yu, Xiao Sheng and I became friends. This legend has led to a series of marriage hymns such as "son-in-law", "immortal couple" and "blowing the flute over the phoenix". According to this theme, Ruitu is the expectation of a happy marriage.
4. Melon shape: Mian from the Book of Songs, whose first sentence is full of melons, has become the name of an auspicious picture wishing future generations prosperity. Melon is a small melon, which means that the melon is always small at first, but its vines will grow and multiply. There are two kinds of traditional patterns in Mianmian Melon Seed. One is that the melon is connected with vine branches and leaves, and the other is that the butterfly pattern is added, which means butterfly homonym. This picture is especially from the Qing Dynasty.
5. Hua Feng's Three Wishes: "Zhuangzi Heaven and Earth" contains: Tang Yao cruised to Vantage (now Huaxian County, Shaanxi Province), and Vantage's defenders wished him a long life, wealth and many children. Yao said to him, "Having more sons is more terrible, having more wealth is more troublesome, and living for a long time is more humiliating. None of the three will help to cultivate morality, so I don't want it at all. " Of course, this is the legendary sage's answer, and these three wishes are the best among the people. Therefore, people regard "Three Wishes for Huafeng" as a word of blessing for more wealth and more children. There are also patterns drawn according to this allusion. Usually, bamboo or Tianzhu homophones the word "bamboo" with other two auspicious flowers to form several "three" to express this meaning. In addition, there is a painting by Ji Xiangwen, "Three Wishes for Life", which is a combination of bergamot, peach and pomegranate. It also contains the ode of "Three Wishes", which means that "Buddha" means more happiness, "peach" means more longevity, and "pomegranate" means more offspring. Also called "Three Wishes", it was the most popular in Qing Dynasty.
6. Fu Lushou: Fu Lushou usually draws a pot of blooming flowers, symbolizing flowers and auspiciousness.
7. Liu Hai plays the toad: Liu Hai is five generations, and Liu Shouguang, the official of Yan State, loves life and admires Huang Lao. Later, Zhong Liquan, one of the Eight Immortals, finally realized that Lv Dongbin, a pure Yoko, became a fairy. He used to work for a rich businessman under the pseudonym Po, in fact, in order to find a three-legged toad that escaped from him. Ruitu in "Liu Hai Beats Toad" actually combines the two stories of "Liu Hai playing with money" and "Liu Hai playing with toad" and draws a picture of Liu Hai playing with a three-legged toad with a string of colored ropes and money in his hand, so this picture can also be called "Liu Hai playing with money". Liu Hai became body double, the God of Wealth.
8. Auspicious dragon and phoenix: The dragon and phoenix is a symbol of Chinese civilization, and the "auspicious dragon and phoenix" which combines the two images is the most respected auspiciousness.
9. Old people in Antarctica: The emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty mostly believed in Taoism. One day, an old Taoist appeared in the street. Song Yingzong Zhao Shu wanted to know how many years he could live, so he called a reasonable man to the palace. However, the old man laughed at the emperor's question and asked for a glass of wine. After drinking less than seven fights, I got drunk and resigned. The next day, Si Tiantai told me: Yesterday, when I was watching the astronomical phenomena, I saw the birthday star of the Antarctic flying to the throne. I wonder what signs your majesty has noticed? Song Yingzong suddenly realized. This miracle was recorded in the Audio-visual Record written by Song people. At that time, people secretly painted the old-fashioned appearance, which was recognized as the true face of the birthday girl. Based on this, he drew an auspicious picture to pray for a long life. The sika deer, bats and other things in the picture are homophonic symbols of "Lu" and "Fu", indicating longevity and then more blessings. In China's ancient star theory, the birthday girl was called the Antarctic old man, so the birthday girl Ruitu was also called the Antarctic old man, the Antarctic fairy or the Antarctic birthday girl.
Qingyun Road 10: There is a saying in Zi Xu Fu written by Sima Xiangru, an ancient man: "Wrong goes to Qingyun". "Historical records. Fan Weiwei's biography of Cai Zechuan also has a sentence: "Jia doesn't mean that you can be above Qingyun", so the ancients called Qingyun a high place, referring to high officials and generous people. In Ming and Qing dynasties, children often flew kites, which meant that they could be promoted to a higher position and make a fortune.
1 1, Sanyang Kaitai: The Peaceful Magnolia Volume 9 quotes The Chronicle of the Prince: "Fuxi sits on the altar, listens to the Eight Winds, and draws eight diagrams". According to the eight diagrams, the symbols of "one" and "‐‐\\\\ \" are formed, with "one" as yang and "‐\\\\\ \" as yin. Their names are: Gan (Sanyang), Kun (Sanyin), Zhen (Shangeryin and Xiayang), Kan (Shangxiayin and Xiayang), Gen (Shangyangxiayin), Xun (Shangeryang and Xiayin) and Li (Shangxiayang and Xiaeryang). This is the origin of Sanyang Kaitai. Sanyang is a metaphor of "Sanyang", a divination, and the height of Yang, which means that everything is prosperous and auspicious.
12, lion rolling hydrangea: According to Biography of Zong Yi in Song Dynasty, in the 22nd year of Yuanjia, a war broke out between the Southern Song Dynasty and Linyi in the south. First of all, Song Jun is invincible and unstoppable. Later, Linyi sent an army riding an elephant to gallop on the battlefield. Obviously, Song Jun could not resist. Zong Yi thought that the lion was powerful enough to kill all kinds of animals, so he ordered everyone to carve wooden blocks, make lion's head covers and masks, and wear them against the elephant army. Sure enough, the pawn won a great victory. In the future, the lion played a role in killing evil spirits in people's minds and eventually became a stone carving at home. At the same time, the army created a lion dance, which slowly flowed to the people, so it was interpreted as the custom of lion dance to bring good luck. People think that the success of the "lion" biting the packet is a good omen for a happy event, so there is another thing: the lion rolls the hydrangea, and the good thing is yet to come.
13. Auspiciousness on the Stone: A red rooster stands upright on the stone with its head held high, which is one of the oldest auspicious works in China. Legend has it that when Yao was in power, evil tigers often went down the mountain and demons came out of the forest to wreak havoc, which was regarded as a disaster by the people. Later, a kind of "double bright bird" appeared in a country, also called "double sunny". The shape is the same as that of an ordinary rooster. Unique is that it is as evil as hatred, it can fly high, stimulate its beak, raise its claws, and fight for the evil spirits of wild animals, so that they dare not commit crimes. However, double-crowned birds don't often appear, so some people imitate them, carve wooden chickens and put them on the portal or roof, which can actually scare away evil spirits. Chicken can ward off evil spirits and bring good luck. In the old society, when people get married, both men and women should prepare a big cock and a fat hen, which is called "auspicious person", meaning to wish the couple good luck. As a rooster used in the town house, it is also in this way that the rooster stands on a stone and homophones "house" with "stone", which means that the house is auspicious.
14, Qi Mei's birthday: Hongliang was a scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His name is Boluan, and he lives in Ping Ling (now the northwest of Xianyang). It is famous for its poverty alleviation festival. The wife's surname is Meng, and the couple live in seclusion in Baling Mountain, with farming and weaving as their profession. The emperor heard of Hongliang's reputation and sent someone to recruit him as an official. Hong Liang didn't want to, and Meng Guang went to the south to live in seclusion, lived in a house under someone else's guild hall, and earned a living by plowing fields and crossing valleys for others. What impressed the neighbors most was that whenever Hongliang came back from Peony Valley, Meng Guang cooked the food, put it in a tray with his feet, and respectfully raised it to his forehead to give it to his husband. When this anecdote spread, "Qi Mei" became synonymous with respect between husband and wife. Later, according to the story of "Qi Mei", people painted a pair of birds between plum blossoms and bamboo branches with ribbons to celebrate their birthdays, which means that husband and wife love each other, respect each other and grow old together. This picture is common in blue-and-white porcelain wares of Ming and Qing Dynasties in China. People usually call it "flower ribbon bird pattern", but it should actually mean this code, so pay attention.
15, Songhe Shouxing: Pine trees and cranes are common things, but in the ancient concept, they all have different endowments. Pine trees are called "the length of a hundred trees" and are immortal. It is said that pine trees that have lived for more than a thousand years will turn rosin into poria cocos, and those who serve it will live forever. The crane is called "Hundred Yuzong", which is said to have been transformed by mortals after they ascended to the immortals. Taking turpentine can make you live forever, and then you can make peace. Therefore, there is a saying that a thousand-year-old crane is like a thousand-year-old pine, which links pine with cranes. Similar stories are also recorded in books such as Miscellanies of Xijing. Ruitu's "Songhe Changchun" is based on this. You can also draw an old man standing under a pine tree with a crane next to him. This painting is not only used to congratulate the old couple on their longevity, but also widely used as a symbol of soaring to immortality.
16, Songzi Guanyin: Guluo water, wide river, fast waves, ferries are often overturned by wind and waves. Master Guanyin knew about it and decided to build a bridge on the Luohe River for people. In order to raise money, he thought of a way: disguised as a beautiful boatman to ferry money for others. Prince Sun came here to propose to her. The master had a brainwave and said that she would go with whoever threw silver ingots at her. One of them, Wei Tuo, with the help of Lv Dongbin, invested money in Guanyin Bodhisattva. In order to keep his word, the master had to take the young man back to Putuo Mountain and put him on the opposite side of the lotus throne to be a pair of gatekeepers who would never worship. Lv Dongbin knew that he would have fun later and asked Wei Tuo when he could eat his wife's red eggs. Guanyin realized that it was Lv Dongbin who was playing tricks inside, so she said angrily and humorously, "As long as you kowtow to me day and night, I promise your wife will treat you to red eggs!" The words were heard by the incense burner and spread from one word to ten words. As a result, many people who want to save their children came to pray for Guanyin and painted it as "Send their children to Guanyin".
17, Three Friends of Cold Age: In the Northern Song Dynasty, the great writer Su Shi was persecuted by the ruling party and placed under the control of Huangzhou. Su Shi was depressed when he first arrived here. In order to relieve boredom and make a living, he asked Huangzhou Prefecture to reclaim dozens of acres of wasteland for planting. He planted all kinds of crops in this field and soon built garden walls and houses. Plant pine, cypress, bamboo, plum and other flowers and trees all over the garden. Once, the magistrate of Huangzhou came to visit him and asked him if he felt too cold and cheerless. Su Shi pointed to the flowers and trees in the courtyard and said, "Wind and spring are two kinds of music, and pine and bamboo are three kinds of beneficial friends." The wind and the sound of spring are two movements that can relieve loneliness. The pine and cypress with evergreen branches and leaves, the bamboo that never withers in winter and the plum blossom that blooms in the snow are three beneficial friends that can accompany the cold winter. The magistrate was in awe of this. The pattern of "three friends who are old and cold" is understood by people with lofty ideals, which embodies the noble character of fighting frost and snow and having a heart of stone. Ordinary people value its immortality and vitality, so it has become a symbol of good luck.
18, Taiping has an image: it is said that when Yu was in power, he changed his country name to Xia and made Anyi his capital. Divide the world into Kyushu, hang bells and drums as truth, teach people in Lide, and all the four sides belong to Wang Hua. One day, it was reported that there was a supernatural phenomenon in Shun Di's tombs: white elephants were digging and then cutting, and colorful birds were holding a mound grave. The old minister told Yu that this kind of bird is called Pinxiao, which can change color in reverse, hold soil and accumulate in Hong Kong, and become a pearl after weathering, and will live forever. White elephant cultivated land is an auspicious symbol of world peace and a symbol of congratulations. Yu Daxie ordered people to be elephants and nose gods in local temples. Later, the emperor praised Shengping with white elephants and followed this custom. When it comes to maps of Switzerland, it is usually to draw a white elephant carrying an ancient bottle, and there are also pictographic vases. In addition, painting a white elephant carrying a pot of evergreen or wearing a swastika pattern is called "Vientiane Renewal".
19, God bless the people: According to legend, there are immortal bones left over from the practice of spiritual fetus by Tianzun in the early Yuan Dynasty on Beihai Island. Stars have changed, and this immortal bone sucks the weather and drinks the underground spring. It actually cultivated a human form, married the daughter of the North Sea Dragon King and gave birth to three sons. The influence of these three sons is increasing day by day, and they are all fighting against their grandfather to save the people. The Jade Emperor knew that they were the blood of the Buddha from the early Yuan Dynasty, so he called them to make peace and promised them a throne. When the news spread to the lower world, Shu Ren built three official halls, offering sacrifices from time to time, so that the three gods could give full play to their functions of blessing, forgiving sins and caring for Eritrea. Among them, the original hope of asking God to bless the people is the strongest, so the auspicious pattern of "God bless the people" was born. Celestial officials in paintings, or holding congratulatory messages to show their satisfaction, or displaying banners with the words "welcome happiness and welcome good luck", usually add a bat to fly on them, indicating that good luck falls from the sky and blesses the world.
20. Five bats follow the moon: the moon pool is carved at the upper right of the inkstone platform, and the five bats in Xiangyun spread their wings, which is natural and smooth and delicate. "Five bats holding the moon" is the most common auspicious theme in Qing Dynasty, which can be seen everywhere in folk arts and crafts.
2 1, Magpie Ascending Branch: The idea of believing that magpies can report good news has been popular among the people as early as 2,000 years ago. In the Tang Dynasty, stories about omens were widely circulated. There is a story in Zhang Kun's book One in the Ruling and Opposition: In the last years of Zhenguan, there was a man named Li Jingyi. There is a magpie nest in the tree in front of his house. He often feeds the magpies in the nest. For a long time, people and birds have feelings. On one occasion, Li Jingyi was wrongly imprisoned, which made him feel painful. Suddenly one day, the bird he fed stopped at the prison window and kept barking. He thought there would be good news. Sure enough, he was acquitted three days later. These stories prove that the custom of drawing magpies for good luck is very popular, and there are many kinds: for example, two magpies face to face, which is called "greeting"; Double magpies add an ancient coin called "happiness is in sight"; A badger and a magpie looked at each other under the tree and shouted "Happy". The most popular picture is the picture of a magpie climbing a plum branch to report good news, which is also called "beaming"
2 1, lovesick Yuanyang: This classic comes from a folklore in Ji Shen, Jiangsu Province, and describes the lovesick feelings of Yuanyang. In ancient times, there was a man named Han Ping who married He. The couple loved each other and lived a happy life. However, the monarch at that time, King Kang Song, was lewd and cruel. He heard that He was beautiful, so he put Han Ping in prison and occupied He. Neither husband nor wife could bear such humiliation and both committed suicide one after another. Before she died, He asked that she and Han Ping be buried together in a cave. Song Kangwang was very angry and ordered them to be buried separately. Unexpectedly, overnight, a catalpa tree grew on both sides of the two graves. In a few days, the two trees closed and arched in opposite directions, and the branches and leaves staggered, forming a thick shade. What's even more strange is that a male and a female mandarin ducks flew out of the two graves, both of whom lived on the catalpa tree, side by side day and night, singing songs to each other. According to this legend, people painted it as "a pair of lovers living together" to express people's praise and praise for the love between husband and wife and their death. There are also auspicious patterns with similar themes, such as "Lotus Yuanyang" swimming in the lotus flowers in front of Yuanyang, with "Lotus" and "Lotus" homophonic, wishing the couple harmony; Yuanyang lying on the lotus leaf "Yuanyang concentric" is a metaphor for the couple to care for each other and grow old together.
22. Harmony: It is said that Cheng Hao, a famous scholar in the Northern Song Dynasty, accidentally got an alchemy book about cultivation from the belly of a Buddha statue in a Buddhist temple one night. As shown in the book, he practiced tirelessly and soon became youthful and radiant. Some people say that he sits like a clay idol, treats people with kindness and is a harmonious group. According to this legend, later generations painted Cheng Hao as a group portrait dressed as a friendly-looking teenager, and presented scrolls symbolizing the lost Dan book with their hands. Write the words "harmony makes money" or "harmony and auspiciousness" and "treasure wealth" on the paper in order to look forward to auspiciousness, harmony, perfection and growth.
23. The fisherman gains: The publication of this picture is the story of "the snipe and the clam compete and the fisherman gains" in the Warring States Policy. It is a metaphor that the two sides are deadlocked and the third party benefits. It is self-evident that businessmen value profit, but luck is especially desirable, so the fisherman's profit has become their auspicious symbol and a common auspicious pattern for businessmen.
24. Zhong Kui received a blessing: According to Meng Qian's Notes, The Complete Works of the Origin of Three Religions, etc. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji went to Lishan to review military exercises and returned to Chang 'an. After that, I was in poor health and suffered from malaria, which lasted for more than a month. Doctors and wizards did their best, but it didn't work. After dreaming of Mount Zhongnan, Zhong Kui caught a kid and left, and malaria soon recovered. So he ordered Wu Daozi's ghost-catching picture of doors to be printed on a rigid plate, and together with the origin and cause of this picture, it was widely awarded to the world. Let everyone stick it at home on New Year's Eve to "ward off evil spirits and benefit evil spirits."
Of course, in specific applications, most of the above three technologies can be used in combination. At that time, the common pattern combinations were:
There are many common patterns.
Sanduo: Bless more with bergamot, live longer with peach, and have more offspring with pomegranate, grape and gourd.
Longevity Changchun: based on ten thousand characters, longevity characters and periwinkle are the themes.
Five Blessingg symbolizes longevity: five bats surround the word "longevity", which is usually a round longevity.
Bamboo reports peace: bamboo and flowers of peace.
Lotus gives birth to cinnamon: lotus or lotus and boy, or add peanuts.
Grain harvest: patterns of grain, bees and lanterns.
China's auspicious patterns began in the Zhou Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago, and later spread among the people. Today, auspicious patterns are still an indispensable part of China people's lives.
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