The Legends of Pi Xiu

The Legends of Pi Xiu

The past 5000 years has witnessed how Pi Xiu endeared itself to the Chinese people as a deity animal that can bring fortune and peacefulness into a family while blocks the evil forces away.

Legends have that as the ninth son of the Dragon King, Pi Xiu feeds on gold, silver and some other gemstones. In spite of enjoying a great popularity among the Dragon King and the Jade Emperor, the fact that one day Pi Xiu greedily overeat too much of its food and couldn’t help at excreting everywhere provoked the Jade Emperor to anger. He spanked Pi Xiu and made him stopped. Strangely, Pi Xiu hasn’t exported any treasures out of his body ever since then, but still he eats a lot. Hence, many Chinese people started to consider Pi Xiu as a deity animal which preserves a good fortune without any loss.

Simultaneously, rumour has that Pi Xiu is a kind of beast of luckiness, like the other four animals namely, Dragon, Phoenix, Turtle and Qi Lian. According to the Chinese fairy tale of the ancient times, during the war between two emperors named Yan and Huang, they they found out that Pi Xiu was carved on both of their totems, indicating that hey might have the same ancestors. This discovery proclaimed the end of the war and kicked off a long period of peacefulness. This, in turn, coined a new term that describe the Chinese people as ‘the offspring of Yan and Huang’. After that, Pi Xiu was also called ‘the Evil Blocker’. To many Chinese Feng Shui experts, Pi Xiu is capable of preventing the catastrophe and guarding the whole families. Pi Xiu could fall into 5 different categories given different functions.

1. Pi Xiu of Emperor

Pi Xiu of Emperor was shaped head upright and equipped with a good set of figure, representing the unquestioned moral rectitude that the highest governor should have before he could call himself a man of justice, fairness and honesty. When it comes to money, he should guide himself following the right and major track: salaries, pension, and the bank savings to name a few.

2. Pi Xiu of unexpected wealth

The one that head to one side is called the Pi Xiu of unexpected wealth, for its symbolizes walking on a minor road, a road that is also known as the ‘road of ambitious hero’. When it comes to money, this kind of Pi Xiu will assure you of fortune from your avocation, such as the found, stocking market and lottery.

3. Pi Xiu of Overlord

With his head horizontal and body upright, the Pi Xiu of Overlord has the sacred herb ‘Ling Zhi’ in his mouth and the gizmo ‘Ru Yi’, meaning ‘as you wish’ on his back, stepping on a pile of copper coins. The pose of his head indicates that a person needs money from all directions to be a rich (especially from one’s vocation) and ambitious hero. His upright figure symbolizes long lasting sovereignty, both at home and work. Since the work ‘back’ pronounces like the word ‘generation’ in Chinese, all the ‘Ru Yi’ (as you wish)on Pi Xiu’s back is seen as a sign of having prosperity in a continued succession. Besides, because copper coins consists of a circle and a square with the latter one encompasses the former one, this kind of Pi Xiu is messaging that one should be a man of integrity with a tactful heart inside and do things in real earnest  to bring about a long-time success.

4. The mother Pi Xiu and her son

Usually this kind of Pi Xiu group is made of the same rough material of Jadeite with one bigger than the other. Mother Pi Xiu looks more vibrant, stronger and ready for a sprint whereas the smaller one waits quietly by her side or on her back looking pretty witty. The scene that the son is consubstantial with his mother means a lot, for instance, great minds think alike. Moreover, it heralds a flourishing business and lacking no successors.

5. Pi Xiu of Feng Shui

Pi Xiu of Feng Shui looks either like a fiercer tiger or a powerful lion, with his sharp fangs bared and razor claws waving, he heads up world-shakingly. Grand size Pi Xiu of Feng Shui is used as the Guarding god of pavilions, temples, courtyards and graves. Placing at home, the medium one could be used as a house-guard while the smaller one often becomes the motif of pendant that is believed to make the owner works everything out fine and smooth.

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