Dragon's sons | |
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Oct 13, 2005 10:29 | |
![]() | When you travelling in China,even in Beijing,you will find some little beasts on the old architecture,do you know who are they???![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 10:35 | |
![]() | The last pic is about one of Dragon's sons,it is called Chi Wen(鴟吻),it is loving look into the distance from a high place! And the Dragon has nine sons: Bi Xi(赑屃),usually,there was a stele on its back,I am sure you have seen it when you are in China! ![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 10:38 | |
![]() | Tao Tie(饕餮):It good at eating and drinking,because it can drink a lot,you can find it on some bridges!![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 10:41 | |
![]() | Ya Zi(睚眦):It loves killing or fighting,so you can find it on some enginery,for example,a sword!![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 10:44 | |
![]() | Bi An(狴犴):It hates the malefactors,so you can find it on the gate of prisons!![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 10:47 | |
![]() | Suan Ni(狻猊):It loves smoke and fire,so you can find it on a censer in some temples!![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 10:49 | |
![]() | Ba Xia(趴蝮):It loves water,so you can find it at the side of a bridge.![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 10:53 | |
![]() | Jiu Tu(椒图):It revolts others going to its cave,we usually put it on the gate.![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 10:55 | |
![]() | Pu Lao(蒲牢):It loves music and bellow,so you can find it on a bell.![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 18:14 | |
![]() | There are other different sayings about dragon's nine sons. Such as people say 麒麟 qi2lin2 is one of dragon's sons. ----------------- 老大 囚牛(qiúniú) 老二 睚眦(yázì) 老三 嘲风(cháofēng) 老四 蒲牢(púláo) 老五 狻猊(suānní) 老六 赑屃(bìxì) 老七 狴犴(bì’àn) 老八 负屃(fùxì) 老九 螭吻/鸱尾(chīwìn/chīwìi) Above list is from Wikipedia. ![]() |
Oct 13, 2005 18:17 | |
![]() | Another saying from Wikipedia: 老大赑屃(bìxì) 老二螭吻/鸱尾(chīwìn/chīwìi) 老三蒲牢(púláo) 老四狴犴(bì’àn) 老五饕餮(tāotiè) 老六蚣蝮(应为)(bāxià) 老七睚眦(yázì) 老八狻猊(suānní) 老九椒图(jiāotú) |
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