The four most ferocious beasts in ancient times are Taotie, Taotao, Qiongqi, and Chaos. The five most sacred beasts in ancient times are Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku, Xuanwu, and Yellow Dragon.

1. The Five Spiritual Gods are also called the Five Holy Beasts. In traditional Chinese culture, they refer to the green dragon, white tiger, red bird, black dragon and yellow dragon, each of which has its own god, collectively known as the "Five Spirits Gods". In the 15th Anniversary Biography of the Seventh Volume of Yunji, the Sanyin Curse says: I would like to express my gratitude to Taishang Taiji, the Four True Lords, and please save the Five Spirits of the Five Directions. Zhu Quan of the Ming Dynasty? "Jing Chai Ji Family": "Three thousand people are stored in the belly of the present and ancient times, and the words startle four people and impress the five spirits."

2. The Yellow Dragon is a mythical beast in ancient Han legends. According to ancient records, Huangdi and Dayu may both be the incarnations of the Yellow Dragon. The embodiment of Five Elements thinking regards Huanglong as one of the five dragons. There is a saying that there is a "fifth spirit" besides the four mythical beasts or even the leader of the four spirits. The yellow in the center is the earth, which is the yellow dragon. The yellow dragon was a symbol of imperial power in ancient times. Some people think that the status of Huanglong has been replaced by the auspicious beast (Huanglin), and some people regard the two equally, but in fact, Huanglin, as a branch of Qilin, is far from comparable to Huanglong.

3. The Four Evil Gods, the four evil gods in Chinese mythology and legends who were exiled to all directions by Emperor Shun in ancient times. The Four Evils are recorded in both Zuo Zhuan and Shi Ji, but the contents are different. "Zuo Zhuan·Wen Gong's Eighteenth Year" says: "Shun and Yao were guests of the four gates, and the four evil tribes Huan Chao, Qiong Qi, Yong Tiao, and Taotie were sent to the four descendants to ward off evil spirits."

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1. Suzaku is one of the four images in traditional culture and one of the so-called "Four Spirits of Heaven" in "Sanfu Huangtu". According to the Five Elements theory, it is a mythical beast that represents fire and the south. The color it represents is red, and the season it represents is summer. Many people think of it as a phoenix or a type of phoenix, but in fact, there are great differences between the red bird and the phoenix, and the red bird is more noble than the phoenix.

2. Taotie is a mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends. Its biggest feature is that it can be eaten. An imaginary mysterious monster. This monster has no body and is so edible that it eats its own body. It only had a big head and a big mouth. It was very greedy and ate whatever it saw. It ate too much and was eventually starved to death. It is a symbol of greed, so it is often used to describe gluttonous or greedy people.

3. The ancient mythical beast "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Overseas Northern Classic" describes that there is an evil beast in the north, named Qiongqi. It has wings and can fly. It eats people, knows people's words, and is good at deceiving people's hearts. He likes to make wars but hates eating dead people. Combining the trinity of gods, monsters, and villains, the true identity of this strange creature is indecipherable. "Huainanzi Terrain Training" Gao Ying notes that it is called the Northern God, and its body is like a tiger riding two dragons.

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