1, the common name of tractor.

2. Cast iron cow.

3. One of the oldest pigeon breeds in China.

This kind of pigeon is short and pithy, with dark feathers, long head and small mouth, extremely white eyelids, eyes like stars, thin neck, red feet and high legs. It is full of energy and good at flying. It is an expert in flying among ornamental pigeons.

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, the poet Li Zhensheng wrote a poem in his>, "Admiralty listens to the clear sky and countryside, and everyone releases iron oxen in spring", which vividly depicts the life scene of peace and prosperity.

This kind of pigeon was previously considered extinct by the master Wang, and was later found in Henan. Anhui homing pigeon lovers call it Qingmao.

The following is what the master Wang Shixiang said in the article "Iron Bull":

When I was a teenager, an old breadwinner in his seventies asked me, "Have you ever seen an iron cow?" I said, "No." He said, "Don't say it's you. I haven't seen it for more than 20 years. Great! " I asked Tieniu what he looked like, and he said, "He is small, with big eyes, like black soap but not really black. He is a thief. He may fly! " From then on, I thought that the iron cow was extinct, so when I wrote The Dove in the Qing Palace, there were two iron cows, both of which were listed as "never seen" by me. After reading Li Zhensheng's Zhuzhici (Gao He, Qingyuan), I wrote about the customs and scenery of Beijing. There are two sentences in the seven wonders: "Admiralty listens to the clear sky, and iron oxen release every family in spring." It is understood that the iron cow is an ornamental pigeon raised by all families 300 years ago. Why is it extinct? That's a real pity.

From June 5 to 10, 2000, the Central Museum of Literature and History held a meeting in Zhengzhou. Then arrange librarians to visit Shaolin Temple and other places. I asked for leave to stay in Zhengzhou. Because entrepreneur Cui Naixin knows that I love pigeons, he specially arranged exhibition of ornamental pigeons in Zhengzhou, Kaifeng and Luoyang. More than 100 people were raised at the exhibition, and hundreds of ornamental pigeons were exhibited. There was an endless stream of onlookers, and reporters and TV stations came to interview, which was unprecedented. I signed and presented two books, The Tale of Pigeons in Ming Dynasty, The Tale of Pigeons in Qing Dynasty and The Pigeonwhistle in Beijing, which will be published soon. Zhengzhou pigeon friends gave me four pairs of pigeons, one of which was actually an iron cow that was thought to have been extinct for a long time. Cui Jun immediately sent a car to send pigeons to Beijing overnight. I had to transfer it to Beijing pigeon friends. Because I am old, I have no energy to feed, and I have moved to a tall building, so I have no conditions to raise pigeons. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep that day that I gave four quatrains on my pillow. One of them is:

In spring, everyone is a pigeon, and the name of the iron cow is re-entered.

I have been missing for many years, and now I have to go back to ecstasy.