The Dragon gave birth to the Nine Sons. The so-called Nine Sons are often seen when visiting ancient architectural sites, but we just don’t know them, or we can’t name them. For example, the Dragon Sons on the Camel Stone Stele are usually thought of as the Nine Sons. It's a turtle, but it has a special name: "豑屃: (sound bixi)". In order to facilitate my future travels, I went online to check information about Jiuzi, and reprinted it here for reference by friends who don’t know much about it like me.

Ancient Chinese legend: Dragon gave birth to nine sons. Li Dongyang's "Huailu Hall Collection": "Dragon Sheng

Nine sons cannot become a dragon, each has his own interests." There have always been many versions of the theory of the Nine Sons. Let’s talk about a few common ones first:

1) Stressed pronunciation

The names of the Dragon King’s nine sons: Bigui (pronounced Bixi), 鸱kiss (pronounced as eating kiss), 鸸餮(pronounced as taotie), 睚禦(pronounced as yazi), 狴犴(pronounced as bi'an), 狋犊(pronounced as sour mud), 袸鮮(pronounced as baxia), jiaotu, pu prison. It is worth mentioning that many people mistakenly believe that Pixiu is also one of the nine sons of the dragon, but this is not the case. Pixiu (pronounced: Pixiu) is an ancient auspicious animal, with one horn or two horns, short wings, curly tail, and mane. It is the most powerful feng shui tool to promote wealth, especially for special industries, such as foreign exchange and stocks. , finance, horse racing, futures, casinos, etc. Since ancient times, Pixiu has been used as a sacred object to protect wealth and spit out treasures. Pixiu has the nature of fire in the five elements of Feng Shui, so it attracts a lot of money and opens up the source of wealth in the world.

2) Rebirth.

The prisoner Niu was fond of music throughout his life, and the beast carved on the head of the Huqin is his portrait; Yaizi, who loved killing all his life, and the dragon swallowing his mouth is the portrait of him; Mocking Phoenix, who was fond of danger in his life, is now in the palace. The horned beast is his legacy; Pulao, who loved singing all his life, and the animal button on the bell is his legacy; Suanni, who loved sitting all his life, and the lion on the Buddha's seat is his legacy; Baxia, who loved to carry heavy loads throughout his life, and the beast on the monument is his legacy. Bi'an was fond of litigating throughout his life, and the lion's head on the prison door is his portrait; Bixi was fond of writing, and the dragons on both sides of the stele are his portrait; Owl's kiss was a swallower, and the beast's head on the ridge of the palace is his portrait.

3) Re-legend.

The boss Bixi is what we often call the "bastard carrying stone tablet".

The second owl, Oki, can swallow all things and is responsible for guarding the ridges of the house building. It is the ridge-swallowing beast we see now (the big beast on both sides of the roof).

Lao Sanjiaotu, with a ferocious face, is responsible for guarding the door. He is the mythical beast with an iron ring on the door that we see now.

The fourth unicorn, which is not afraid of flames, is used as a fire-avoiding beast and placed in front of important buildings.

Laowu Yaizhen, who can swallow weapons and is responsible for guarding the world's weapons, is the sword-eating beast we see.

Laoliu Chishou can swallow rivers and spit out rain, and is responsible for draining rainwater. It is the drainage beast we see now.

Lao Qi mocked the phoenix, climbed over the eaves and walked over the wall, and was responsible for the security work. He was the little beast on the corner of the roof that we see now.

Lao Ba Pulao, with a loud voice that can travel thousands of miles, is responsible for telling the time, which is the beast button on the clock we see now.

Lao Jiu Prison Niu can understand the language of all things and distinguish sounds, so it was placed on the head of the instrument, which is what we see now