Totem worship is the earliest religious belief phenomenon in primitive society.
The ancestors of human beings believed that every nation has relatives or other special relations with some animals, plants or inanimate objects, and it is the totem, worship and symbol of that nation.
In the history of the development of the Chinese nation, animals such as dragons, phoenixes, snakes, deer, birds, tigers and unicorns have all been regarded as objects of totem worship. This ancient folk custom is accumulated in Zhengning sachet, which endows Zhengning sachet with a long history and profound cultural color.
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China Eagle is a clan totem, and the Yellow Emperor's army takes the eagle as its flag.
The eagle is the king of birds and the overlord in the air. Eagle's culture, art and spirit have accumulated in thousands of years of traditional culture in China, forming a unique eagle culture in China.
The image of eagle is not only the totem and emblem of many nationalities in the north, but also the symbol of god of war and hero. Scholars in previous dynasties also became attached to the eagle, expressing their feelings through the eagle, and conveying their ambitions through the eagle, which endowed the eagle with rich and profound ideological and cultural connotations.
In folk culture, the eagle is also a popular mascot, with the reputation of "town house condor".
China traditional mascot eagle
The eagle is the king of birds and the overlord in the air. In ancient China, it was a totem worshipped by all ethnic groups in the north. In China, the eagle is a symbol of the god of war and a symbol of the hero.
According to the classification of modern zoology, eagle is a group of eagle-shaped orders, and it is a carnivorous raptor, including goshawk and sparrow eagle.
Eagle in a broad sense also includes other birds, such as kites and harriers. The most common eagles in China are goshawk, sparrow hawk and Song Ying. However, in ancient literature, the larger birds in Falconidae and the birds in Owls (such as owls) are often called eagles.
The worship of Eagle God has a far-reaching influence on the northern nationalities in China. As a totem symbol, eagle once appeared on Attila's golden crown in Qin and Han Dynasties. The "Spring Jade" in Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties is the continuation of this eagle culture.
The Khitan, Jurchen and Mongolian ethnic minorities in the same area as Hongshan Culture have always maintained the tradition of eagle hunting.
Every spring comes, they ride a good horse with a falcon named "Haidongqing" on their arm, and hunt swans by the water.
This is the theme of "Spring Jade" work "Catch Goose in Haidongqing" in Yuan Dynasty, which shows a martial spirit of taking small fights as big ones. Nurhachi, the Qing emperor, also regarded the eagle as a national totem.
To this day, Mongolian herders living in the northern grasslands still regard eagles as sacred objects.
The yellow emperor's army took the eagle as its flag.
Cultures in different regions are naturally different. The northern nationalities in our country regard the eagle as a sacred object and take it as the national emblem and totem. In the Central Plains, the eagle is an invincible symbol.
Moreover, with the development of history, people have injected more and more cultural connotations and auspicious meanings into the eagle, forming a unique eagle culture in China.
People's Network-China Eagle is the totem of the clan, and the Yellow Emperor's army takes the eagle as its flag.