Chapter 246 1. The birthplace of Chinese culture

It can be said that it is the source of our traditional Chinese thought and culture, and any event in the history of China can find the deepest cause of consciousness here.The reason is exactly what we have mentioned repeatedly. The stories described in this book have constituted the entire collective subconsciousness of our nation. There are too many things in the subconscious that are unfamiliar and fearful to us, but they constitute our life. entity, inseparable from us. Among them, the one that has the greatest influence on us, or the one that has not changed in the thousands of years of inheritance, is the Sifang God mentioned in the book.

The so-called Sifang Gods are the gods who rule the four directions of east, south, west and north. Zhu Rong in the south, with a beast body and a human face, rides two dragons. ——"Shan Hai Jing Overseas South Classic" There is a snake in the left ear, and there are two dragons riding on it. —— "Shan Hai Jing Overseas Western Classics" In Yujiang in the north, there are human faces and bird bodies, two green snakes in Er, and two green snakes in Jian. ——"Shan Hai Jing Overseas Bei Jing" Dongfang Jumang, with the body of a bird and the face of a man, rides on two dragons.

——"Shan Hai Jing Overseas East Jing" These four deities represent fire from the south, gold from the west, water from the north, and wood from the east. They constitute the foundation of the Chinese five-element culture, and they are closely related to each other. They still influence and even dominate the development of our culture.