"Kuafu" can be divided into two parts: "Kua" and "Father".
"Father" was often used as a suffix for males in ancient times. As a suffix, it also has several different meanings: First, it means a respectful name for older men. For example, "Elders". Second, it is a good name for aristocratic men, such as "Confucius", the name is "Qiu", the word "Zhong Ni", and the honorable name is "Father Zhong Ni". The third type is a respectful name for the heroes who started their careers. For example, in the pre-Zhou period, the leader of the Zhou clan led the Zhou people to move to Zhouyuan and settled down in the Zhou clan, "the ancient father and father". He led the Zhou people to settle in the capital of Zhouyuan. From then on, the Zhou people became stronger and eliminated Shang and Li Zhou. This was all started with the migration of the clan led by the "old father and father". Therefore, respectfully call him "Father".
The "father" in the title of "Kuafu" means: It is very likely that "Kuafu" is also a tribal leader with great merit in ancient times like "Gugongfu", and he was made to a tribe. The leader of major contributions is therefore honored as the "father".
is mainly the word "boast". The word "boast" oracle bone inscriptions have "big" and "yu" on the bottom. "Da" is like a very strong and strong "person" that is powerful, and "Yu" is like a cloud of energy. A powerful and powerful man with Kong Wu, leaping above the clouds, seemed to be a deified god.
"Kua" and "father" are combined, "Kuafu" should be an outstanding tribal leader in ancient times who was regarded as a god by the tribe. There are two main sources for the record of "Kuafu": one is "Shan Hai Jing" and the other is "Lie Zi". "Shan Hai Jing" is a strange book edited by Liu Xiang, Liu Xin and his sons in the Western Han Dynasty. The collected content is probably not written by the same person, or even from the same book. Then it is likely to come from legendary stories. "Liezi" is the work of the warriors during the Warring States period, which means that at least in the Warring States period, there have been legends about "Kuafu".
The habit of using the word "father" as honorific and good name was most popular in Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn. "The Book of Songs" contains records about "Gu Gong and Fu". Therefore, judging from the use of the word "father" as a respectable name, the legendary stories about Kuafu should have existed in the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period. So why is the story about Kuafu appearing in the "Shan Hai Jing", but only in "Lie Zi"?
first let’s see where Liezi is. Liezi was a native of Zheng Guopu during the Warring States Period, which is equivalent to Zhengzhou now. The "Zhongshan Jing" of "Shan Hai Jing" says that there is a "mountain of Kuafu". Compared with the "Wizang Mountain Classics", this "Kuafu Mountain" is in the southeast of Lingbao County, Henan Province. This mountain is also called "Qin Mountain". This mountain is called "Kuafu Mountain" and should be related to "Kuafu". Lingbao also belonged to the Kingdom of Zheng during the Warring States Period. Therefore, the people of the Kingdom of Zheng and the envoys were familiar with the legend of Kuafu, so it was recorded.
"Lie Zi * Tang Wen" tells a story: Kuafu didn't do his best to chase after the shadow of the sun, and chased after the legendary "Sumiya" where the sun was about to fall, which means he was about to catch up. But because he was about to catch up and was so close, he was hot and thirsty under the power of the sun, so Kuafu wanted to drink water very much. He went to the Yellow River and Weihe River to drink water, but he was not too addicted, so he thought of going to Daze in the north to drink water, but he died of thirst before it arrived. His walking stick turned into "Deng Lin".
"Deng Lin" means "Peach Forest". Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty said that this "Peach Forest" was in "Hongnong Lake County", which was just northwest of Lingbao. At that time, Kuafu's location was the Yellow River to the north and the Weihe River to the west. Kuafu first headed north, then west, then north again, and finally died northwest of Lingbao.
Does Kuafu live in Lingbao all his life? Probably not, but the peach forest north of Kuafu Mountain is just the place where Kuafu's life ends. Kuafu's birthplace should be in the "Chengdu Zaitian" mountain, which was recorded in the "Great Wasteland" according to the "Shan Hai Jing". "Hou Tu" gave birth to "Xin", and "Xin" gave birth to "Kuafu". There is a Houtu Temple dedicated to Houtu in Fenyin, south of Shanxi province. Who is Houtu? Houtu is the god of the community. In Zuo Zhuan, it is said that the son of Gonggong, Gulong, is Houtu. Who talked about this? It was the Taishi of the Jin Dynasty called Cai Mo. Why did you talk about this? Because when it comes to Jin, the capital Xintian has a dragon. Xintian is in Houma in southern Shanxi today. In summary, the birthplace of Tianzai Mountain in Chengdu, where Houtu lives, and Xinhe Kuafu, should be in the east of Jinnan.
Kuafu’s most famous deed is chasing the sun, because of anxiety and thirst. The ancients believed that the sun is a big fireball and the sun is fire, which can be understood asVulcan Zhu Rong. It is also said in Zuo Zhuan that Zhu Rong is the son of Zhuan Xu. Kuafu is the son of Xin and the grandson of Houtu. If Houtu is the son of Gonggong, Gulong, then as a Gonggong, why should Kuafu have trouble with Zhurong? Because it is said in "Lie Zi" that after Shaohao died, Gong Gong once competed with Zhuan Xu for the throne. The result is flooding. The follow-up is Dayu's flood control.
Kuafu died twice in "Shan Hai Jing". Once was chasing the sun and died of thirst, and once was killed by Yinglong. Kuafu who died for the first time was really Kuafu. Kuafu chasing the sun means that Kuafu, as a tribe leader of the Gonggong clan, led the tribe to attack the tribe of Zhurong clan. Chasing the sun to Sumiya means that Kuafu is about to destroy the Zhu Rong clan. But in the end it failed. So Kuafu went to the Yellow River and Weihe River and wanted to go north to Daze. "River" and "Ze" are both water, which symbolizes the members of the Gonggong clan, and Kuafu wants to contact the members. But in the end he was killed by the Zhurong tribe.
"Kwafu" who appeared for the second time was not the one who was revered as "Kwafu" and let Zhu Rongbu kill him. It should be Kuafu's death, in order to commemorate his achievements, "Kuafu" became the title of the tribe leader. Later, there was another "Kuafu" from the Gonggong clan who became the leader during Dayu's flood control. Yinglong was an important helper in Dayu's water management. Dayu was just a descendant of Zhuan Xu, and his control of water was actually another battle between Zhu Rong's tribe and Gong's tribe. This time Dayu ordered Yinglong to kill Kuafu, the leader of the Gonggong clan, and Chi You, the leader of Dongyi. Obviously Dongyi Chiyou and Kuafu's Gonggong clan are teaming up. Yanchi said it was "Chi You's blood", and it should be where Chi You was killed.
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