The cultural symbol of the tiger

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　　The cultural symbol of the tiger

　　The king of beasts, avoid disasters and avoid disasters-the myths and legends of tigers

　　In ancient times, there was a lion but no tiger in the zodiac sign . Because the lion was too cruel and had a bad reputation, the Jade Emperor, who was in charge of the zodiac sign, wanted to remove the lion, but he had to add an animal who managed the mountains and forests. At this time, the Jade Emperor thought of the tiger guard in front of the temple.

　　The Tiger Guardian of the Heavenly Palace was only an unknown animal on the ground. After learning the eighteen martial arts of scratching, flapping, biting, cutting, punching, jumping, and shooting from the cat master, he became a warrior in the mountains and forests. Anyone who competes with it will either die or be injured. From then on, the tiger is majestic and dominates the mountains and forests. Later, the Jade Emperor heard that the tiger was brave and invincible, so he ordered the tiger to go to heaven. After the tiger arrived at the palace, he competed with the guards of the Jade Emperor and won the victory. Since then, the tiger has become the guardian of the palace.

　　Unexpectedly, not long after, the birds and beasts on the ground saw no one to control them, and began to behave, causing disaster to the world. This incident alarmed the God of the Land, and the God of Land hurriedly reported to the Heavenly Court, asking the Jade Emperor to send the brave God to restrain the beasts. The Jade Emperor sent the tiger to the world, and the tiger demanded that he be credited with every victory. The Jade Emperor only asked for peace in the world, and of course he fully agreed to Tiger's request.

　　When he came to the mortal world, the tiger learned that lions, bears, and horses were the three most powerful animals at the time. It specifically challenges these three animals. With the tiger's bravery and superb martial arts, he defeated the lion, bear, and horse one after another. The other evil beasts ran away after hearing the wind and hid in the uninhabited forest wilderness. The world was full of cheers, thanking the tiger for his great contributions to the world.

　　Back in the sky, the Jade Emperor carved three horizontal lines on its forehead because of the tiger's three consecutive victories.

　　Later, the world was harassed by the turtle monsters of the East China Sea, and the land was covered with oceans, and shrimp soldiers and crabs would be evil. The tiger came to the mortal world again and killed the turtle monster. When the Jade Emperor was happy, he remembered the tiger a great achievement, adding another vertical line to the three horizontal lines of his forehead. As a result, a striking "king" character appeared on the tiger's forehead. Since then, the tiger has been the king of the beasts, in charge of the beasts. Even today, a majestic "king" character can also be seen on the tiger's forehead.

　　After the lion’s notoriety came to the palace, the Jade Emperor decided to remove the lion’s zodiac title and added the tiger, the king of beasts. From then on, the tiger became the zodiac sign, and the lion was demoted to the far south. Of course, the tiger also descended from the guardian of the Jade Emperor's palace to the mortal world, and will always keep the lower realm peaceful. Today, there are also tiger charms, tiger rings, tiger carvings and other anti-evil objects. In rural areas, many people also like to wear tiger-head hats and shoes for their children. Why is it not trying to seek good luck and avoid evil, auspicious and safe.

　　The tiger's character is brave, mighty, and violent, making people daunting and afraid to get close, just like in front of an "emperor" or authority.

　　Proverbs reflecting the above-mentioned mentality are popular in officialdom and among the people: "A companion is like a tiger", "It's hard to be an official under a tiger" and so on. In people's minds, the tiger is a symbol of majesty and power. The inviolable and inviolable manner of speech and demeanor is not offensive and unprovoking.

　　In addition, the tiger is the king of the mountain and the king of beasts. People love tigers but fear tigers. Therefore, people also regard tigers as ferocious and cruel animals. There are many legends of tiger-slaying in the folk. There have been many warriors and heroes who hunted tigers, killed tigers, and shot tigers. From the general Li Guanghu who shot the tiger into the rock in the Han Dynasty, The black whirlwind Li Kui killed the tiger to save his mother, and the traveler Wu Song attacked the tiger in Jingyanggang... etc.