Belong toCultural symbol of the horse

Contributions of atonement, effectiveness - horse myth and legend in the world

Legend of the old horse with wings, named tianma.It will run on the ground, the sea can swim, can fly sky, is an extremely powerful animals, then it made a royal horse in front of the jade emperor temple.Tianma favor because of the jade emperor, became his arrogance, often run amok.One day, tianma slipped out of the temple, straight to the east China sea, to race dragon palace.Keep the door of the tortoise and lieutenants block together, tianma become angry from embarrassment, fly legs kicked god turtle.Report the matter to the temple, the jade emperor ordered stripped tianma wings, and under pressure KunCangShan, are not allowed to roll over in 300.

200 years later, the first man - man, to pass through KunCangShan, heavenly palace royal Ma Yuan fairy gave tianma through the letter, and tell how can tianma came out from the mountain, when people face after, tianma shouted: "the face of a good man, come and save me, I would like to go with you in the world, life work for you."Father listened to, give birth to compassion, then in accordance with the tianma, cut the peach tree on the top of the hill.Only heard a loud noise, tianma jumped out from the bottom of the KunCangShan.

Tianma to acknowledge people face saving his life, human ancestors came to this world, lifetime I help end the human ancestors.Farmland carts, pack riding at ordinary times, work hard;In wartime, armour, saddle in battle, fought with his master, repeatedly constructs the meritorious military service.Since then, horses and people became inseparable friends.When the jade emperor to choose twelve animals make animal sign, Ma Cheng human first elected one of the animals.The jade emperor by li-gong ma sin, active in people and allow the horse when the animal sign.

Folk legend is fictional, but it onto the horse and the intimacy of the relationship between the human, is any livestock can't than.Since human farewell fishing and hunting era, into the farming society, the horse will become one of the first bred animals.A horse with its smart, persistence, that the nature of loyalty, hardships and stand hard work, has become our reliable friend, capable assistant.Whether in farming, hunting, transportation, transportation, etc., or in the course of a bloody battlefield, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign horses were set to mankind the accomplishments cannot be counted.No wonder the ancients will judge the horse as one of the animals.Today, although due to the developed science and technology, the improvement of mechanization, the horse as a human assistant to the relative weakening, but for eons, li-an, daughter buy bones these powerful and unconstrained style, righteous saviour of moving picture, one inherited from the ancestor love that a horse of love will never disappear.

Horse, for its loyalty, diligent, spiritual human gained recognition, it become the human animal sign is well-deserved.Horses have very high status in the culture of the Chinese nation, has a series of symbol and meaning.

Dragon horse spirit is respected by the Chinese nation since ancient times, struggle, and an unyielding enterprising, up national spirit.Ancestors who believe that the dragon is the kernel, it is the elves of the Yellow River, is the embodiment of Chinese descent, represents the main body of the Chinese nation spirit and the highest ethical.

Horse is ability, sages, talented person, as a symbol.The ancients often "swift horse" to compare.The horse is the excellent horse line thousands of miles.