The cultural symbol of the horse

　　The cultural symbol of the horse

　　Serve atonement and serve the world--The myth and legend of horse

　　Legend has it that horses in ancient times had double wings, called Tianma. It can run on the ground, swim in the sea, and fly in the sky. It is a very powerful animal. Later, it made a horse in front of the Jade Emperor Hall. Tianma gradually became arrogant because of the jade emperor's favor, and often behaved wrongly. One day, Tianma slipped out of the Tiangong and went straight to the East China Sea, trying to break into the Dragon's palace. The god tortoise and shrimp soldiers and crabs guarding the palace gate will all be blocked. Tianma became angry and kicked the tortoise to death. When the incident was reported to the Tiangong, the Jade Emperor ordered the two wings of the Tianma to be cut off and pressed under the Kuncang Mountain. He was not allowed to turn over for 300 years.

　　More than 200 years later, the ancestor of mankind, the human ancestor, was going to pass by Kuncang Mountain. The god of Tiangong Yumayuan gave a letter to Tianma and told Tianma how to get out of the mountain. When the ancestor passed by, Tianma shouted "The kind-hearted Ancestor, come and save me. I am willing to go with you to the world and serve you for the rest of my life." Hearing this, Ren Ancestor gave birth to a heart of sympathy, and according to Tianma, he cut down the peach tree on the top of the mountain. . Hearing a loud noise, Tianma jumped out from the bottom of Kuncang Mountain.

　　In order to thank the ancestors for their life-saving grace, Tianma came to the world with the ancestors and served them all their lives. In peacetime, the farmland pulls carts and carries things on horseback, working hard without complaining; in wartime, he wears armor and saddles, fights on the battlefield, is born and died with his master, and has repeatedly made military exploits. Since then, Ma and Ren have become inseparable friends. When the Jade Emperor was about to select twelve animals for the zodiac sign, the horse became one of the first animals selected by mankind. The Jade Emperor also allowed the horse to become a sign of the zodiac because of his meritorious deeds and meritorious deeds.

　　Folk legends are certainly fictitious, but in fact the closeness of the relationship between horses and humans is unmatched by any domestic animal. Since humans bid farewell to the fishing and hunting era and entered the domestic farming society, horses have become one of the first animals raised by humans. With its clever, persevering, loyal, and hardworking nature, horses have become a reliable friend and powerful assistant of mankind. Whether it is farming, hunting, transportation, transportation, etc., or on the bloody battlefields of ancient and modern China and abroad, horses have made innumerable contributions to mankind. No wonder the ancients judged the horse as the "head of the six animals". Today, despite the development of science and technology and the improvement of mechanization, the role of horses as human assistants has been relatively weakened, but for millions of years, the moving pictures of horses and horses, old people, wealthy people, and saviors of righteous horses, The love for horses inherited from ancestors will never disappear.

　　Horse, with its loyalty, diligence, and spirituality, has gained the recognition of mankind. It is well-deserved to become the zodiac of mankind. The horse has a very high status in the culture of the Chinese nation and has a series of symbols and meanings.

　　The Dragon Horse Spirit is the national spirit of continuous struggle, self-improvement, and progress that the Chinese nation has advocated since ancient times. The ancestors believed that the dragon horse is the benevolent horse, the elves of the Yellow River, the incarnation of the descendants of Yan and Huang, representing the main spirit and highest morality of the Chinese nation.

　　The horse is also a symbol of ability, sage, talent, and accomplishment. The ancients often compared it with the "thousand horses". The Maxima is an excellent steed that travels thousands of miles every day.