Looking for the "lion" in life 丨 The ancient charm of Quanzhou Feng Lion Lord

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Quanzhou's lion culture has a long historical origin and profound cultural accumulation. Outside of the place name, the "lion" can be seen at the place of Quanzhou. Walking, or sitting, or lying are wonderful; they are strong, durable, have baptized by wind and rain, and the style is still; they are solemn or solemn, or they can show their exquisite sculptures in southern Fujian. From today, the Morning Post invites you to find the "lion" in life, let us check in and tastor the "lion" treasure together.

Stone lions with different forms

■ Reporter Zhang Suping, Wu Na Yun Wang Baifeng text/picture

In the Quanzhou Museum, there is a ceramic lantern at the Golden Gate Wind Lion Lord Gate, with a unique shape and a stubborn attitude; in the front of the Shizheng in front of the Weiyuan Building of Quanzhou, the magnificent big stone lion stands halfway, the sky is long, the aura is strong; In the city's cultural district, there is a rough line and simple image of the wind lion. It is loved by tourists and is regarded as "Internet celebrity" ...

Between the urban and rural areas of Quanzhou, there is a type of stone lion very special. Most of them are open -minded and stand upright, and they are respected as "Feng Lion Lord". With the migration of the southern Fujian ancestors, the unique wind lion master's beliefs have spread to the Golden Gate and Taiwan Island. So far, it has remained prosperous and has become a bridge for the exchange of Quantai.

"Improved" antique in the museum

Dian Mengfeng Lion Lantern Lantern Lantern becomes "Internet celebrity"

Bad eyes, big nose, open mouth, bells hanging on the Xiang, and the gossip cards of Tai Chi patterns on the chest. The protruding eyes and the big mouth make it look cute and stingy ... This is the "Internet celebrity" in the Quanzhou Museum. It has been invested by multiple websites, and netizens ridiculed it as "one of the five antiques in the unscrupulous' in the museum".

Dian Mengfeng Lion Lantern Lantern is the "Internet celebrity" in the city museum

This is a pair of pottery lamps placed in front of the house. In ancient times, in order to see the wind and the evil and the auspiciousness of the southern Fujian area, the wind lion was put in front of the house. However, the wind lion owner used by evil spirits is generally solemn and majestic, but this pair of wind lion is a little more aura and cute. It is commendable that this is a pair of pottery -made Qiong Lang lantern, and most of the wind lion master is stone carvings.

"Most of the Golden Gate Wind Lion Lord is upright, which is relatively rare in Chinese stone lions." Quanzhou scholar Hong Rongwen introduced in the article "Golden Gate Wind Lion Lord Exploration" that anthropomorphic is a major feature of the carving form of the Golden Gate Wind Lion. The so -called "Zhangkou people standing" is a vivid description of the anthropomorphic style of Fengshi. At the same time, the craftsmen emphasized the head when engraving the wind lion master, especially highlighting the lion mouth and eyes, the wind lion's mouth grinned, the protruding eyes or straight look the front, or looking up at the sky, often reminded people of "God's eyes. Such as the word "" four words. "Fengshi is considered to have the power of the wind and the evil spirits. They stand in various villages in Golden Gate, shoulder the sacred tasks of protecting the people, and become an important landmark of Golden Gate."

Ming Dynasty Dehua Kiln White Glaze Lion Lion Lion Lion Lion Lion Lion Lion Lion Lion Lion Component, the Republic of China Ceramics Polaries Lion, the Qing Dynasty woodcarving play Leo, the Qing Dynasty green grass stone Relie carved against the lion ... Quanzhou Museum There are dozens of "lions" theme collections in the exhibition hall. They have different shapes, different functions, and different materials.

Stick Golden Wood Carving Lion -shaped Leo

Woodcariers Lion Leo

The Qing Dynasty Qingcao Stone Reliers carved against the lion

The Republic of China clay spine beasts to the lion

"These lion collections are mainly components of traditional southern Fujian buildings, and the life and folk customs of southern Fujian." Huang Mingzhen, the curator of the Quanzhou Museum, most of these treasures related to lions come from the daily life of southern Fujian people. reflect.

Quanzhou folk style lion master "bloom everywhere"

There are also "male and female lions", "mother and son lion", "father and son lion"

When visiting the streets and alleys of the streets, as long as you pay attention to it, you can find that there are unique wind lions in all parts of Quanzhou- ——

Among the Shiyi in front of the Weiyuan Building of Quanzhou, a big stone lion with a strong sense of existence stood up. This mighty wind lion master, back to the south, half -standing in the south, the body of the sky, and a strong gas field, it is like the name of "Weiyuan" here echoes the name of the place. In ancient times, Weiyuan Building was before the Governor of Quanzhou. It is said that this Feng Lion played the role of "town" and could protect the city peace.

Weiyuan building in front of Weiyuan Building Wei Lion

In the cultural district of the Jinjiang Wudian City, there is a rough and simple -looking wind lion master. It looks very festive and auspicious, attracting one after another group of tourists, and is regarded as the "Internet celebrity" in the district.

"Net Red" Feng Lion in the cultural district of Jinjiang Wudian City

There is an ancient wind lion master in the Qianwei Lane of Bahe, Quanzhou City. The neighborhoods introduced that this wind lion master may be things in the late Tang and Five Dynasties. The stone lion squatting shape, the front paw gripping the ground, although it can no longer see its face, but the overall lines are beautiful and powerful. The past thousand years, the memory of the generations of the generations of the Eachi Houwei Lane has been sealed.

An old wind lion master in the Qianwei Lane of Bahe, Quanzhou City

Nan'an Jiugishan unearthed a Feng Lion Lord in 2004, carved by granite, 1.23 meters high, 0.59 meters wide, and 0.75 meters thick. This wind lion master is sitting upright, and his front leg is on his chest, with a rare shape. After research, this wind lion may be the product of the previous five generations.

Nine -day mountain song sitting upright Feng Lion Lord (Photo by Yingjie)

Fengshiye can be described as "blooming everywhere" in Quanzhou folk. According to Xu Xinxi, a professor of Fu Normal University, Fengshi is generally single, and there are a few pairs. Double lions have "male and female lions", "mother and son lion", and individual "father and son lion". For example, there is a pair of "father -son lions" with a pair of sizes and red and yellow Yupu Village. Wind lion master believes in Fujian and Taiwan

Witness the culture of cross -strait folk belief culture

The appearance of Fengshi in southern Fujian is related to the climate. The southern Fujian is on the sea, and the monsoon has been raged all year round. In ancient times, fishermen went out to fish. Once they encountered a storm or strong typhoon, they might suffer from property loss or even lose their lives. In order to prevent wind damage, resist the evil evil, and build a spiritual fortress, the folk has gradually derived the faith of the wind lion.

"Formation Lion Lord" on the exterior wall of Gu Rongxiang, the ancient Rongxiang of the West Street

"Lion is the" king of beasts ", which has the meaning of town houses and evil spirits. The southern Fujian people believe that the mighty wind lion master can be used to town wind and stop evil." "County Chronicle" records that "the wind lion is the god of the wind and the wind." It can be seen that the wind lion is the "guardian god" of the ancient people in ancient times. A beautiful wish of eliminating evil, disaster avoidance, and blessing of the coastal people of the southern Fujian.

Waiting for the wind lion in Kinmen Village (Photo by Yingjie)

Folklore experts generally believe that the Golden Gate Wind Lion Lord's belief is brought by the southern Fujian ancestors, and gradually formed the local wind lion owner worship and pray for customs. Later, Fengshiye's faithfulness became popular on the island of Taiwan, and it has remained prosperous.

The study of folklore scholar Zhou Xing shows that the formation of Fengshi in the two places in Fujian and Taiwan is consistent. Some wind lions in Jinmen, Penghu, Tainan and other places are even produced by Jinjiang Magnetic Kiln. The Wind Lord's belief culture witnessed the inextricable connection between the folk belief culture on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and also witnessed the diversity and inclusiveness of the folk culture of southern Fujian.

Culture has a bridge that is connected to the people. In 2008, the exhibition of "Fujian and Taiwan Lion Culture" of the Shishi Museum was opened to the public. The museum was the first special museum in the mainland to display the "Fujian and Taiwan Lion Culture". The exchange and collaboration base opened the precedent of the "Lion Culture" jointly studying the "Lion Culture" on both sides of the museum. A few years ago, Jinmen Island Jinhu Chongyi Village was installed with a large -scale wind lion owner's stone carving, which reflected the popularity of the cross -strait lion culture and civil exchanges. Fengshi Lord has been circulating on both sides of the strait for a long time. It uses a standing style to witness the same source of the Fujian and Taiwan culture.

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