Pixiu is also known as Pichu

1. The legend and historical records of Pixiu

Pixiu (sound Pixiu) is an auspicious beast, like the dragon and unicorn None of them exist in the present world. In the legend, he helped the Yellow Emperor defeat Chi You. In ancient times, in addition to dragon and lion dances, there was also a brave dance. In the Taoist article "Inviting the Gods to Bao Gao", it is said that there is a god named "Tianjun Wang Tianjun, the innate ruler of spiritual officials". In addition to being the God of Thunder, there are also millions of "Pixiu God Generals" in heaven who are responsible for patrolling the heavens. Similar to Picket work in the human world, soaring clouds and mists, commanding thunder, raining to open eyes, breaking through mountains and rocks to catch monsters, collecting plagues and poisons to subjugate demons, and preventing monsters, plagues, and ghosts from disturbing the heaven. There is a record in the Han Dynasty "Biography of the Western Regions": "There are peach trees, lions and urinating cows in Mount Wugo." Meng Kang noted: "The peach pulls out, and the talisman pulls out every day, like a deer's tail. The one with one horn is called the sky deer, and the one with two horns is called to ward off evil spirits." To ward off evil spirits is Pixiu.

It is said that Pixiu is the ninth son of the dragon. He can soar into the clouds and ride the mist, command thunder, make rain clear. It is said that he has the power to ward off evil spirits and control the house. The nine sons of the dragon have different magical powers. His son Pixiu is a thousand times better than his father. He has a big mouth, looks like a golden toad, is covered with scales, and has armor shaped like a unicorn. He takes the best of the beast. He has a mouth but no butt, and he can swallow everything without diarrhea. It can attract wealth from all directions, can gather treasures, can only go in but not out, and has special magical powers. It is said that because Pixiu violated the rules of heaven, the Jade Emperor punished him only to eat but not to defecate. Therefore, Pixiu feeds on wealth and receives wealth from all directions. Its belly is a wealth bag and at the same time promotes official luck.

According to Professor Zhang Hemin, a giant panda expert, in ancient books, giant pandas are called Pixiu. "Historical Records: The Chronicles of the Five Emperors" describes the Yellow Emperor, the leader of China's "Five Emperors". His country name is "Youxiong". He not only respects bears as wild animals, but also can bear (black bear), brown bear (brown bear) ), Pixiu (giant panda) and other wild animals are clearly distinguished.

Historical records also trace a story: more than 4,000 years ago, the Yellow Emperor commanded a tribe that had tamed tigers, leopards, bears, crabs, Pixiu and other beasts to defeat another tribe in Banquan (Zhuolu County, Hebei). The leader Chi You. Because the Battle of Banquan was relatively famous, the historian Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty recorded it. In addition to "Historical Records", China's first "Shangshu" that traces ancient deeds also narrates in the "Oath of Shepherd" that more than 3,000 years ago, King Wu of Zhou's troops were "like tigers and braves" and defeated the merchants in Muye. Zhou Wu's army, and even later generations, still used Pixiu as a metaphor for brave soldiers who were invincible in battle. In Buddhism, Pixiu is also used as the mount of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, but it is called "Tingting", but its shape is the same as Pixiu.

2. The shape of Pixiu

Pixiu is a ferocious and auspicious animal. It is divided into female and male like Phoenix and Kirin. The male is called "Pixi" and the female is called "Pixiu". "Xiu", but now it has been passed down that there is no distinction between male and female. In ancient times, Pixiu was divided into one or two corners. One corner was called "Tianlu" and the two corners were called "Evil-warding". Later, it was no longer divided into one or two corners, and the shape of one corner was the main one. In the south, most people like to call this auspicious beast "Pixiu", while in the north it is still called "exorcism". As for "Tianlu", few people use it to call this kind of auspicious beast, and some people call it "monster" or "four different images".

Pixiu has many shapes and is difficult to subdivide. After the change of dynasties, the shape of Pixiu is relatively unified, with a dragon head, a horse body, and lin feet. There is a long beard under the forehead, wings on both ribs, it can fly, and it is fierce and powerful, such as short wings, double horns, curly tail, and mane. Often connected to the chest or back, with protruding eyes and long fangs. The most common and popular shape now is one horn on the head, long curly manes all over the body, some have wings, and tail hair tendrils. It has one of the biggest characteristics. This beast has no anus and can only go in but not out. It is metaphorically used to attract wealth.

3. The function of Pixiu

Therefore, the power of Pixiu in Feng Shui to ward off evil spirits, ward off evil spirits, and stabilize the house is unquestionable. According to legend, Pixiu likes the taste of gold and silver treasures, and often bites them back to please his owner. Therefore, it is said that this is a thing that attracts wealth. Therefore, Pixiu also has the function of making money. Pixiu has the fire nature in the five elements of feng shui, which can attract a lot of money and open up the source of wealth in the world.

Placing Pixiu in an appropriate place at home or at work can bring about wealth. Generally, people who work in eccentric industries believe that "Pixiu" will bring prosperity and wealth, so they will place a Pixiu in their company or business place. Industries that belong to eccentric industries include foreign exchange, stocks, finance, horse racing, futures, etc. Pixiu is different from Qilin. Pixiu is a ferocious auspicious animal that has the function of guarding houses and warding off evil spirits. In ancient times, it was also used to guard tombs and was the guardian beast of tombs. It can be seen in front of the tombs of ancient tombs, which shows its murderous bravery. .

Pixiu can be placed in the auspicious position of Feng Shui. Many geologists believe that it has the effect of attracting wealth. In eight different directions, Pixiu made of jade is generally placed, and the power of attracting wealth will be greater. Very strong. In fact, Pixiu is beneficial to both positive and partial wealth, so the Pixiu image has shown signs of becoming popular in recent years; however, using Pixiu to promote wealth always has a religious overtone, so when the main god of the Xuankong hexagram is Riguishen, Or when the bird, rabbit, and sun are auspicious, the consecrated Pixiu has the strongest power to promote wealth, regardless of whether the work is in the right or sideways way. But one thing to note is that for those who commit adultery, Pixiu may not have the power to attract wealth. This is the characteristic of spiritual beasts.

The role of Pixiu in Feng Shui can be explained in the following points:

1. It has the function of guarding the house and warding off evil spirits. Placing the consecrated Pixiu in the home can make the home run better and enhance good luck. It drives away evil spirits and has the effect of calming the house. It becomes the guardian spirit of the home and ensures the safety of the whole family.

2. It has the effect of attracting wealth and increasing wealth, especially for those who are in odd jobs and have fluctuating incomes, such as sales, business, foreign exchange, stocks, finance, horse racing, futures, casinos, etc. In addition to helping partial wealth, it is also helpful for positive wealth, so businessmen should also place Pixiu in their company or home.