In the eyes of China people, the dragon has the power to soar in the sea, the virtue to benefit all beings, the embodiment of heaven, imperial power and good luck, and the totem of the Chinese nation.
On February 2nd, the dragon raised its head, which is also called Spring Farming Festival, Farming Festival, Spring Dragon Festival and Qinglong Festival. People in China celebrate the Dragon Head Festival to pray for rain and good harvest.
In ancient astronomy, the dragon horn star among the 28 stars appeared on the horizon every second day of February, so it was called "the dragon looked up" and began to spread clouds and rain. Agricultural proverb: "On February 2 nd, the dragon looked up and the big warehouse was full of small warehouses." It reveals the truth that only abundant spring rain can yield a bumper harvest. The customs of offering sacrifices to land gods, supporting beams, carrying beams, eating dragons' forests (spring cakes), eating Longxu Noodles, frying beans, shaving faucets and so on vary with times and regions.
How to place Kuixing and Aotou;
Aotou, in the Tang and Song Dynasties, a huge Aotou was carved on the front steps of the emperor's palace. Bachelor of Hanlin, top scholar and steward stood on the top of the steps when they visited the emperor, and they were called "Mountain Top" when they entered imperial academy. This is the origin of "Kuixing divided the war and took the lead". Refers to the head carved on the stone steps in front of the palace, and those who win the first prize can step on it. Later, it was compared to "taking the lead", winning the first place or winning the first place. That's an ordinary word, and the orthography is a turtle. Its original meaning is turtle in the sea. Commonly known as champions and leaders.
Metaphor feng shui, harmony with god. The typical image of Kuixing is a ghost with red hair and blue face. He stood on the top of an eagle's head, leaning back with one foot like a big hook, holding a bucket in one hand and a pen in the other, which meant to decide the name of the imperial examination pilot with a pen. This is the so-called "top-notch" and is regarded as a sign for candidates to take the exam.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, dragons and their images were carved on the stone tablets on the steps of the main hall of the palace. Jinshi should meet the list under the scale of the palace steps, but the top scholar is required to stand on it, so it is called "collar". Learning to be excellent is an official, and Kuixing is in charge of the success or failure of literati fame, so he, like Emperor Wenchang, is deeply admired by the majority of literati.
People regard Kuixing as an auspicious and festive god, so they overhaul Kuixing Building and Kuixing Pavilion all over the country and carve a large number of Kuixing statues. This feng shui implies high luck in exams, articles and literature.