The hubei people are often dubbed as nine-headed birds, or even nine-headed birds in the sky, and the underground lakers' tunes seem to be full of drama and disdain. But what exactly does the title mean? Why is the hubei people so closely connected to the image of the nine birds? Let us all open the mystery of history and culture behind this。
The term nine birds, the first myth from chu, is well documented, in particular in the book of the mountain sea. It has been documented that this godbird, known as the nine phoenixs, is made up of nine-headed birds of strange shapes that symbolize powerful power and immortal myths. Nine of them, or nine of them, are admired by the people of chu as a means of doing so. The admiration of the chu people for the phoenix is reflected even in the fallout: the phoenix has its banners and its wings. The phoenix symbolizes the pursuit of high flying and ideals, as can be seen from its worship of the phoenix. Confucius has also seen with his own eyes, and it is heartening that the esteem of the phoenix by the people of chu had already permeated their culture and beliefs。
However, with the development of history, the political situation in the country has changed dramatically, particularly during the time of the qin era, when the country has repeatedly clashed with the royal family of zhou, gradually losing its sacred respect for the phoenix. Driven by external rival forces, the nine phoenix of chu has gradually been discredited and turned into a nine-headed bird, no longer a symbol of cheong-seok, but rather given a strange and vicious meaning. This shift reflects tensions in relations between chu and other countries in china, as well as misunderstandings and misinterpretations of the culture of chu by external forces. As a result, the nine-headed bird of chu became a negative label for the people of chu。
Even with the demise of chu, the image of the nine birds has not completely disappeared. After the reunification of the qin dynasty, the totem legends of chu gradually disappeared, but the image of the nine freaks was popularized and became a cultural label for people who were not of our ethnic group. Historically, the nine-headed bird, as a negative image, has gradually become the plague of folklore, symbolizing bad and bad luck。
Then why would the hubei people be called nine-headed birds? The source of the title is often closely linked to historical figures and events. One of the most common statements was directed at three leaders of the end-of-war peasant uprising. The three leaders were said to have been courageous, but narrow-minded, and to have ended up killing each other for part of the crime, leading to the defeat of the intifada. Ironically, all three leaders came from hubei, so that the nine-headed birds of chu were used to pretend that they were courageous, focused on their immediate interests and lacked a long-term vision。
Another, more widespread, claim stems from the zhang dynasty in the medium term. Zhang zhengqing, the first aid of the ming dynasty, is a bold reform that severely addresses corruption and does not fear power. However, he was also offended by many nobles and old-fashioned forces, one of whom, tsuyuki, had written a song about the nine birds in an ironic manner in order to vent his anger. There's a line in this song: "the nine birds in the sky, the underground lakers!" with the spread of this song, the nine-headed bird has become a sarcasm by name of the outside world's masquerading and sarcasm of the hubei people. However, it was also the reform that led to the revival of ming dynasty from recession. Thus, despite its derogatory connotations, the nine-headed bird also implies a complex sentiment towards the reformer, the strong. By the time of the people's republic, chiang kai-shek had also used nine birds to describe hubei officials. He criticized the huni for their infighting and for their lack of resistance. In particular, the province of hubei did not show enough resistance under the control of the warlords of the north, but rather a nine-headed infighting that led to local fragmentation and weakness. Chiang kai-shek's words not only revealed the negligence of the officials of hubei at the time, but also inadvertently deepened the negative image of the designation of the nine-headed bird。
However, with the passage of time, that image began to change. The hubei people have gradually accepted and understood the multiple symbolism of the nine birds and have given it a new meaning. Many lake northers began to see the nine-headed birds as a symbol of personality, wisdom and courage, and of the spirit that they dared to rise to the challenge, to innovate and to break the norm. As a result, the nine-headed birds have gradually moved from a negative label to a symbol of pride, demonstrating the resilience and independence of the population of hubei. As o-yun said, "the good is in man, not in man." the title of the nine-headed bird should not simply be worsened or glorified, but should be viewed rationally in the context of history. Instead of feeling humbled or discouraged by this, the hubei people should face up to the title with optimism, with the full wisdom and courage behind it, so that the symbol of the nine-headed bird becomes a unique symbol for the performance of the hubei people。
