| Gou Mang is a celestial being of spring in China.At present,we can see he often resulting in head of lovely children image appeared in the folk New Year pictures "ChunNiu figure".According to the record of the text,however,he is a bird with a human face,that has several career.He has been in an important position in the shrine.Like many other Chinese mythical figures,Gou Mang having foundation in fact.His name appeared in the text of Yin-yang and Five Elements theory.So,who is Gou mang? Many researchers have speculated that it is a swallow or dicoria birds,it is also a tool to hunt for ancient people.I think it is doubtful inference.This paper attempts to examine his true identity from the aspects of his image characteristics,status etiquette,myths and other stories. |
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