In the legend, the eight horses used by King Mu of Zhou Dynasty were said to be able to travel thousands of miles (some say thirty thousand miles) in a day. There are also eight horses that Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty loved, which were carved in the Changling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty and were known as the Eight Horses of Changling by later generations; there is also the painting "Eight Horses" by Xu Beihong.
The eight horses of King Mu of Zhou. One said in "The Biography of Emperor Mu": "The emperor's horses are: Chiji, Pirates, Baiyi, Yuolun, Shanzi, Quhuang, Hualiu, and Greener." They are all named for their coat colors. It is also said in "The Supplementary Notes": "(Mu) King controls the eight dragons: one is a dead horse, not touching the earth; two are turning feathers, flying over birds; three are flying into the sky, traveling thousands of miles at night; four are super shadows, chasing the sun. "The five are extremely brilliant, their coats are shining brightly; the six are super bright, with ten shadows in a line; the seven are in the mist, riding on the clouds; the eight are holding wings and have fleshy wings." They are named after their movements. Eight-horse patterns are commonly seen on traditional folk wood carvings and brick carvings.
Poetry of the Eight Horses Picture
Author Bai Juyi
During the Tang Dynasty
Content of King Mu’s Eight Horses and Horses,
The love of future generations is written in pictures.
The back is like a dragon and the neck is like an elephant,
The bones, tendons, and fat are strong.
Traveling thousands of miles a day as fast as flying,
Where can King Mu ride alone?
The four wildernesses and eight extremes are trampled all over,
The thirty-two hooves have no rest.
The axle of the axle was broken before it was too late,
The grass in the yellow house was abandoned as if left behind.
I went to the Queen Mother's banquet in the west of Yaochi, but the seven temples have not recommended it personally for many years.
Visiting Bi Tainan with Sheng Ji,
Mingtang no longer faces the princes.
The songs of "White Cloud" and "Yellow Bamboo" are moving,
One person is desolate and happy, and ten thousand people are sad.
From Houji to Civil and Military in Zhou Dynasty,
accumulated virtues and made contributions through hard work.
How could he know that he is as talented as the fourth generation grandson?
He is so light-hearted that his career is like ashes.
The reason is that beautiful things are not big.
If they can sway the king's heart, they will do harm.
Emperor Wen refused to take advantage of it, so he sent the thousand-mile horse to Han Daoxing.
King Mu got it and did not take warning.
Eight horses came to Zhou's house to destroy him.
To this day, this thing is treasured in the world.
I don’t know if the spirit of Fang Xing is a monster.
Eight Horses Picture,
You don’t love me.