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Xiangrui (Chinese: 祥瑞; pinyin: Xiángruì), also known as furui (Chinese: 符瑞; pinyin: Fúruì), is a group of natural phenomenon considered as an auspicious symbol of good rulership of ancient China. Appearances of xiangrui are often recorded by the state in official state history such as Songshu, Book of Qi, and Book of Wei. There were also public officials whose job is to keep track of xiangrui.
The immersion of the official recording of xiangrui coincided with the promotion of the Mandate of Heaven and the appearance of xiangrui often used to support the legitimacy of a ruler. For example, Songshu suggests that xiangrui are rewards from the gods for successful leadership from the reigning rulers. [1]
Types of Xiangrui[edit]
Song Dynasty encyclopedia Cefu Yuangui states the most auspicious xiangrui are the jiarui (Chinese: 佳瑞; pinyin: Jiaruì), consisting of the qilin, fenghuang, loong, tortoise, and baihu or white tigers. [1]
Tang Dynasty state records, Tangshu states that, in order of level of auspiciousness, there are 64 types of darui (Chinese: 大瑞; pinyin: Dàruì; lit. 'great xiangrui') consisting of natural phenomena, 27 types of shangrui (Chinese: 上瑞; pinyin: shàngruì; lit. 'upper xiangrui') consisting of rare animal sightings such as red hare and white wolves. There are 32 types of zhongrui (Chinese: 中瑞; pinyin: zhōngruì; lit. 'middle xiangrui') of other animal sittings such as red geese, and finally 14 types of xiarui (Chinese: 下瑞; pinyin: xiàruì; lit. 'lower xiangrui') consisting of appearances of rare auspicious plants such as lingzhi. [2]
- ^ a b Jin Xia. The Historical Values of Songshu: Book of Furui《宋书·符瑞志》历史价值初探[J]. Social Sciences Journal 社会科学辑刊, 2005, 0(2): 106-111.
- ^ Ouyang Xiu and Zhen Fan, 1060, New Book of Tang 新唐书, Scroll 46, accessed date = May 12, 2024, link = https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%94%90%E6%9B%B8