The cultural symbol of the monkey

　　The monkey saves the tiger, the tiger helps the monkey——Myths and legends of monkeys

　　As the saying goes, "there is no tiger in the mountain, and the monkey is the king." Obviously, in ancient times, the people believed that the tiger was the king of the beasts, and the monkey had a place by its cleverness. However, the tiger and the monkey do have a lot of friendship. It is said that the monkey becomes the zodiac sign, and it depends on the tiger king to deal with it to succeed.

　　Legend has it that the tiger became the king of beasts with the prestige of making beasts in the mountains. At that time, all the beasts in the mountains evaded the tiger immediately. Of course, the tiger was both proud and lonely. At that time, the monkey and the tiger were neighbors, and the two were called brothers and sisters, and they were very affectionate. Later, the monkey almost became the tiger's right-hand man. When the tiger king went out, the monkey took the order of the town. The beasts were frightened by the tiger king's power and had no choice but to listen to the monkey's call. This is the origin of "there is no tiger in the mountain, and the monkey is the king".

　　One day, the Tiger King unfortunately fell into the hunter's net and struggled desperately to get out. It just so happened that the monkey came, and the Tiger King shouted for help. When the monkey saw him, he quickly climbed up the tree, untied the hunter's net rope, and rescued the tiger king.

　　After the Tiger King escaped from danger, although he couldn't help but thank the monkey brother, he was thinking: "I am the king of beasts. I was caught by the hunter's trap, and the little monkey has to help him. This is the monkey publicizing it. Wouldn't it? If you destroy my tiger king's power, it's better to eat the monkey." But I think again, now that I am a lonely person, and if I eat the monkey, I won't even have a friend in the future. "If there is any more danger, who will help me? Besides, the monkey is afraid of me and will never dare to tell what happened today."

　　Therefore, the tiger told the monkey: Today’s life-saving grace will be repaid in the future. If the monkey has any difficulties in the future, he will definitely help. Of course, the monkey also kept silent about the Tiger King’s distress in order to save the Tiger King’s face. After this, the relationship between the two is even more extraordinary.

　　Many years later, the Jade Emperor began to choose zodiac signs. As the king of the beasts, the tiger naturally became a sign of the zodiac. When a monkey saw it, he wanted to treat it as a zodiac sign, but the Jade Emperor had a principle in choosing a zodiac sign, and that was to be useful to humans. Monkeys do nothing to humans, so naturally they cannot be chosen. So the monkey asked the Tiger King to intercede with the Jade Emperor and let him be the sign of the zodiac. Because the tiger king owed the monkey's love, he had to do his best to help the monkey intercede. He told the emperor that the monkey was smart and witty, and he was the first among the beasts. Therefore, the Jade Emperor decreed that the monkey should also be included in the zodiac sign.

　　The monkey became the sign of the zodiac, and the tiger king also returned the favor of the monkey. Of course, the Tiger King was still unhappy. The monkey with no abilities was listed as a human zodiac with him, and the two of them broke off their friendship ever since. Today, all beasts are naturally no longer afraid of monkeys. Of course, the big truth of "there is no tiger in the mountain, and the monkey is the king" has also become a ridiculous meaning.

　　"Monkey" is originally, and "hou" is also the same as "hou".

　　The original meaning of "hou" is "wait and observe", which is a manifestation of monkey nature and cleverness. The ancients said that monkeys wait for you; when you see someone set up a food and drink machine, you can rely on high expectations and be good at waiting. In other words, apes are smart and alert by nature, and are good at identifying the bait of hunters. They find that the food is not easy to get. They have waited and explored for a long time, and felt that they did not act before acting.

　　"Hou" is a compliment to the monkey, which is extended to be a kind of beauty. "The Book of Songs" has the sentence "Hai Zhi and Hou". "Han Shi" explains: "Hou, Mei Ye." It is referred to as the second class of ancient noble titles, the so-called "Gong, Hou, Bo, Zi,

　　The "marquis" in "male". It also refers to the local monarchs with titles, such as the princes of the countries during the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, they were appointed as generals. Therefore, the "monkey" was conferred a symbol of auspiciousness.

　　The surname "Hou" is said to come from Cangjie, the historian of the Yellow Emperor, originally named Hou Gang, and later referred to as Hou's surname. Historical records, the Hou clan of Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, Hou Ying, a famous hermit in Wei State, once helped Emperor Xinling steal the symbols to save Zhao. In the Han Dynasty, there was the Great Situ Hou Ba. There was a collection of Prime Minister Hou Jun in the Tang Dynasty. Hou Fangyu, a talented scholar in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. There is Hou Baolin, a famous crosstalk master in modern times.

　　"Ape" is originally "Yuan", and the character "Yuan" is very ape-shaped, even the tail is drawn. Therefore, in the biography, the white ape often calls himself "Yuan Gong". "Yu" was originally a pictograph describing the appearance of apes. According to Lu Xun's "New Stories", the Yu of Dayu was actually "Yu" and was also changed from "Big Monkey". "Yu" is also known as "dwelling", which is about keeping the monkeys in the house, called "Jiyu", and then gradually turned into a man's dwelling. "Yu" is also known as "stupid", implying that monkeys can evolve into humans by getting rid of ignorance.

　　The common name of the ape is "Huang", also known as Hu Sun. Therefore, the "Hu" surname and "Sun" surname also have an indissoluble bond with the monkey. According to legend, the surname "Hu" also came from the descendants of Da Shun, who was named Hu in the Zhou Dynasty because of his surname. Hu was a small country and was destroyed by Chu. In the Song Dynasty, there was Hu Quan, a scholar of Zizhengdian. There was a writer Hu Yinglin in the Ming Dynasty. There is a famous scholar Hu Shi in modern times. "Sun" surname, according to ancient times, there are three. One is from the surname "Ji", a descendant of Wugong Wei in the Spring and Autumn Period. One is from Chu State, descendants of Sun Shuao. Another expenditure comes from Qi State, a descendant of Chen Tian's family. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, there were famous military strategists Sun Wu and Sun Bin. In the Tang Dynasty, there were medical scholar Sun Simiao and calligrapher Sun Guoting. In particular, the Monkey King in "Journey to the West" made the "Sun" surname more prestigious.

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