The descendants of Bohu, one of the ancient "Eight Yuan", took the tiger as their surname. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, there was a Sichuanese named Kun Yuan, with a thick word, who joined the army in Xianfeng years and was the official to the prefect. I charge in front of every battle, like to capture the enemy's flag and die in Molingguan. The tiger surname in the Hui nationality is taken from the initial consonant of the ancestor Hui nationality. There is still a family tree of tiger surname in Zhaotong, Yunnan. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, people from the western regions, regardless of Kerry's son, entered China and worked as deputy security officers in Nanjing. His son is evil and takes the tiger as his surname. He is a tiger town, a tiger dreams, a tiger is like a sound, and a tiger is like a core. There are two pronunciations of the tiger surname: h ǔ/māo. According to the "Examination of Hui Surnames", the tiger surname is Hui. "Only the Chengdu tiger surname is pronounced as a cat (mā o) instead of a tiger." In modern times, the tiger surnames in Sichuan and Yunnan are often pronounced with the Māo sound. In other parts of the north, tiger surnames pronounce H more.
Chinese zodiac
Tiger is one of the 12 zodiac animals, ranking third, called Yin.
The worship of tigers should originate from the totem worship of tigers in Chu culture. The tiger has always been worshipped by the Han people. It is a symbol of justice, courage and majesty. According to textual research, the image of tiger also appeared in ancient Qiang and Rong nationalities, but it was most popular in southwest China. Jade cong of Liangzhu culture in Neolithic Age and bronze wares in Yin and Shang Dynasties have similar animal faces and tiger images. To this day, the Yi, Bai, Buyi, Tujia and other ethnic groups in China still call tigers their ancestors. People in the Han Dynasty regarded the tiger as the king of beasts. The white tiger is a tiger that can only turn white in 500 years. It's sacred. Immortals often ascend to heaven by tigers. It's the beast of Zhenxi. Since the Han Dynasty, the tiger has always been the favorite protector of the working people, but it is not a symbol of the emperor. After a long historical evolution and development, the cultural awareness of tiger worship has become an unchangeable cultural concept of the Chinese nation.
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