Introduction: We often play riddle games, but do you know how it developed? The following is the origin of the riddle that I shared with you, welcome to learn from it!
It originated from the Han folk in ancient China and was created by the collective wisdom of the ancients. It is impossible to assign the invention rights to a single person.
Originally originated from Han folk oral literature, it was created by our ancestors in long-term production labor and life practice, and is a manifestation of the intelligence and wisdom of the working people of the Han nationality. Later, the processing and innovation of the scriptures gave rise to the mystery of literary meaning. Generally speaking, folk riddles are called lantern riddles, and literary riddles are also called lantern riddles. Historical data show that around the time of slave society, ancestors had begun to use obscure and tortuous songs to express their thoughts and feelings. According to the "Shu Jing" "Tang Shi Pian": "When will you die? I will let you die together." It means: Sun, when will you die? Let me die with you! According to legend, Xia Jie, the emperor of the Xia Dynasty, was tyrannical and cruel, and the people's resentment was so high that the people did not dare to speak out openly and vented their resentment in secret in argot, so such songs were circulated. This ballad uses metaphorical techniques to curse the tyrant Xia Jie. Xia Jie once said: "I have the world, just like the sky has the sun. When the sun dies, I will perish." This ballad can be said to be the earliest sprout of our country. Another example is the Shang Dynasty short ballad "Nv Carrying the Basket" found in Chapter 1 of "Book of Changes·Gui Mei·Part 6", which can be regarded as one of the earliest records in my country: "The female carrying the basket has no reality, and the scholar has no blood. "It uses the traditional and common "contradiction method" to cleverly show the scene of a young shepherd couple shearing sheep on the pasture, and "refers to each other's words", making it difficult for people to guess, and it is similar to the same story. This was just an "embryo". At that time, there was no similar technical name.
The earliest ones were collectively created by the Han people and were taught orally and by heart. They did not attract the attention of literati at first, so they were not reflected in the text. This formed a long-term spread among the illiterate Han working people. Orally among the people; in addition, it is a word riddle that is mainly circulated among the upper class society and literati, and is spread by writing.
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The earliest Chinese riddle was called "Yin". It began during the Warring States Period. Its record can be found in "Han Feizi": "You Sima took his throne and met Wang Yin." Later, it was also known as "Shou Ci" and "Shou Yu". The word "riddle" was eventually formed, which was found in "Wen Xin Diao Long" by Liu Xie of the Southern Dynasty. "Xie Yin No. 15": "Since the Wei Dynasty, there have been quite a few actors, but gentlemen have ridiculed Yin and turned it into a riddle." Chinese riddle culture has a long history. Not only are the riddles meaningful, but the answers are also humorous. The following is a collection of the best stories about Chinese riddles, please read them carefully: China's earliest riddles are "Shishuoxinyu" written by Liu Yiqing in the Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty. Fans of Cao E's broken acrostic style written in "Jie Wu Pian". It has been more than 1,500 years ago.
The mystery is "Huang Juan's young wife's grandson Huijiu", which is deducted from the four words "excellent words".
The earliest poetry fan in China is the ancient poem "Where is the anvil now" in the collection of poems "New Odes of Yutai" compiled by Xu Ling (507-583) of the Southern Dynasty. The whole poem is: "Where is the manuscript now? There are mountains again on the mountains. When will the big knife head and the broken mirror fly to the sky." The answer to the mystery is "The husband has been out for half a month and should return it."
The earliest word puzzle in China is the seven-word puzzle in "Bao Shenjun Collection" written by Bao Zhao (about 414-466), a writer in the Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty. For example, "two shapes and two bodies, four branches and eight heads, four eight and one eight, flying springs flowing upward", shooting the word "well".
The earliest physical mystery in China is "Shishuoxinyu" written by Liu Yiqing in the Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty. It is recorded in "Jie Wu Pian" that Cao Cao inscribed the word "live" on the door, implying that the door was "broad", which was later discovered by Yang Xiu, the chief bookkeeper.
The earliest lantern riddles in China began in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is recorded in "Old Events in the Wulin" written by Zhou Mi (1232-1298) of the Southern Song Dynasty. "Lamp Products": "Using silk lanterns to cut poems, sometimes to express ridicule, and to draw figures, hide their heads in cryptic words, and use old Beijing idioms to tease passers-by."
China was the first to carve riddles on seals. Cheng's "Yinmi" is the seal of Jiang Kui (about 1155-1221), a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. According to "Yun Yan Guo Yan Lu" written by Zhou Mi of the Southern Song Dynasty, Jiang Kui's seal was "Ying Yang Zhou Shi, Feng Yi Yu Ting". The answer is his name "Jiang Kui".
China’s earliest “picture riddles” that use pictures to guess the answers to riddles began in the Ming Dynasty and were recorded in "Jianye Shengwen" written by Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511) of the Ming Dynasty. The picture shows a woman. Bare feet holding a big watermelon, the answer is "Huaixi women have big feet".
The longest lantern riddle in China is to break the book "The Complete Works of Zheng Banqiao" into loose pages, paste them one by one, and type the names of two people in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". The answer is "Zheng Wen and Fei Guan".
The least mysterious lantern riddle in China is the "unwritten lantern riddle". For example: do not write a word on the riddle, but type the name of a Chinese medicine "Baizhi (paper)", or type a nickname from "Water Margin" "No face", etc.
The earliest mystery book in China is the "Hidden Book". During the Warring States Period. Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty wrote in the "New Preface": "King Xuan of Qi discovered the hidden book and read it." "Han Shu." The "18 Hidden Books" (lost) contained in "Yi Wen Zhi" are also specialized mystery books.
The book with the most records of lantern riddles in China is "One Hundred and Twenty Famous Riddles" compiled by Pingjiang Zhang Yulin in the 32nd year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1906). The book has 10 volumes and contains more than 100,000 riddles.
The earliest mystery societies in China are the "South and North Guzhai" and "Xizhai" societies in the Song Dynasty. It is recorded in "Tokyo Menghua Lu" written by Meng Yuanlao of the Southern Song Dynasty. "Capital Jisheng": "In cryptic terms, there are North and South Guzhai and Xizhai, all of which are based on Jiangyou's mystery method and poetry practice." It has a history of more than 800 years.
The first person in China to turn riddles into a book was Hu Xiaofeng from Wuhan. He compiled and printed "Selected Mysteries" (1 volume), which published 100 riddles from various places.
The earliest magazine in China to publish lantern riddles was "New Novel" edited by Liang Qichao in the late Qing Dynasty.
The person who wrote the most mystery books in China was Han Zhenxuan in the early years of the Republic of China. He is the author of 16 kinds of puzzle books including "The Collection of Hidden Languages".
Collection of riddles
A small fish dog perches on a low branch, wearing a colorful robe to catch fish (beat an animal) - Answer: Kingfisher
Eyes It is round and round, with a thief head and a thief brain. When it burrows into a hole, the cat cannot meow (beat an animal) - answer: mouse
The body is oblong and smooth, and its feet are like snakes walking in the forest (beat an animal) (an insect) - Answer: Millipede
It has a thick body and a long horn. It is loved by adults and children. It feeds people with milk and eats grass. It is full of treasures. (Hit an animal) ——Answer: Cow
Why does it only take the bird 1 hour to fly from Beijing to Shanghai, but it takes 2 hours to come back?! ——Answer: Because it comes back It suddenly rained! So use one hand to cover the rain and the other to fly.
This is an ancient wandering bird. It can make a home in Baidu below zero, but it can survive in the Antarctic and is not afraid when meeting people. (Hit an animal) ——Answer: Penguin
A clever girl who works tirelessly to weave cloth at night (Hit an animal) ——Answer: Weaver Girl
Why did the stallion run away Faster than a mare? ——Answer: A horse can whip
A bird that has no feathers and cannot lay eggs (beat an animal)——Answer: a bat
Wearing a cuckold and wearing a green hat He wears a robe, has a thin waist and a big belly, and holds two swords in his hands. ——Answer: Mantis
Big guy, loves to eat meat, chubby and likes to climb trees (beat an animal)——Answer: Bear
The whole country is singing and drinking together in joy—— Answer: Quanxing Daqu
It has well-developed hind limbs and is good at jumping. It has a unique ability to eat the royal grain alone (beat an animal) - Answer: Locust
Eat mulberry leaves when you are young, and you will be hungry when you are old. Tie yourself up and leave silk clothes to the world (beat an animal) - answer: silkworm
A knife floats on the water, with eyes but no eyebrows (beat an animal) - answer: fish
It looks ugly in hard armor, with sharp teeth and a big mouth; it has a long tail at the back, and it only attacks the enemy for meat (kill an animal) - the answer: crocodile
Why are rabbits’ eyes red? ——Answer: Because it outperformed the turtle, it cried red
Wearing red flowers on the head, the brocade clothes do not need to be cut. Urging people to get up early and stay in the farmyard. (Hit an animal) ——Answer: Rooster
Which animal is most concerned about the ventilation condition of human housing (Hit an animal) ——Answer: Rat