The difference between a peacock and a Phoenix

Peacock is the general name of two kinds of birds with magnificent feathers of the pheasant family, also known as Yue Bird, Nanke and so on. Phoenix is the king of birds in ancient legends, the male is called "Phoenix", the female is called "Phoenix", always known as Phoenix, also known as Dan Bird, Firebird, Rooster, Weifeng and so on, often used to symbolize auspiciousness and has been an important element of Chinese culture since ancient times. Now let's take a look at the difference between peacocks and Phoenix.

The peacock has a 150 cm long tail screen with a bright metallic green, which is mainly composed of feathers at the top of the tail. these extremely long, iridescent "circles" around the eyes are in blue and bronze. During the courtship performance, the male peacock erects the tail under the tail screen so that the tail screen is erected and forward. When the courtship performance reaches the best part of the courtship performance, the tail feathers quiver, twinkle, and make a rattling sound. Like the image of the dragon, the Phoenix becomes more and more complex. At last, it has the red head, the buttocks, the snake neck, the fish's tail, the dragon pattern, the tortoise body, the swallow's chin, the chicken's beak, the body like a mandarin duck, the wings like Dapeng, and the legs like cranes. It is a magical thing made up of many kinds of birds.

Peacock mainly grows in alpine trees in Southeast Asia, East Indies and South Asia, such as India, Myanmar, Java and so on. Live mainly in hilly forests, dry semi-desertified grasslands, shrubs and deciduous forests, especially near water. Like the image of the dragon, the Phoenix becomes more and more complex. At last, it has the red head, the buttocks, the snake neck, the fish's tail, the dragon pattern, the tortoise body, the swallow's chin, the chicken's beak, the body like a mandarin duck, the wings like Dapeng, and the legs like cranes. It is a magical thing made up of many kinds of birds.

There are three kinds of peacocks, green peacocks and blue peacocks belong to this genus, while Congo peacocks belong to separate genera, and blue peacocks have two variants of white peacocks and black peacocks. According to the records of the ancients, there are many different categories of Phoenix, many of which belong to the added ornaments of later generations of the Qin and Han dynasties. In addition to Phoenix, Phoenix and Luan, people are familiar with Xuan Bird, Vermilion Bird and Jinwu, and the more famous ones are birds, quails, birds, quails, swans, Yan, birds, chickens and other names or species. It is also said that Dapeng, Dijiang (Dihong) and Chongming bird also belong to Phoenix and so on.

Peacock is regarded as the king of birds, is the most beautiful ornamental, is auspicious, kind, beautiful, luxurious symbol, has a special ornamental value, feathers are used to make a variety of handicrafts. Phoenix, as a kind of bird with the combination of reality and ideal, after a long historical evolution, has become the symbol of Nafu Yingxiang and exorcism. In a sense, it is the symbol of the spiritual concept of the Chinese nation and the embodiment of aesthetic form. Phoenix pattern art, which has evolved for thousands of years, is still creating new forms today.