A strange and strange thing in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been circulated for thousands of years, and it has also affected Thailand and Japan

Pictured above_ Romance of the Three Kingdoms

• The "fallen people" who can be separated from head to toe At night, the head will fly away from the body and fly back in the morning. After a long time, naturally everyone in the family knows about it. Although Zhu Huan had experienced hundreds of battles, he did not see it clearly, so he did not dare to take in the maid, but let her go. And this woman who can be separated by head and head is the "Luotoumin", it is said that she was discovered in the southern region as early as the Qin Dynasty.

  may have played a leading role in "Sou Shen Ji". Later generations were very happy with this very "traffic" heterogeneous image. In many famous ancient "ghost stories", they have carried out various Various additions and packaging extensions. In another well-known epic Northern Song Dynasty " Taiping Guangji ", it is called "flying head owl", and before the head flying, there is "a day before the head flying, there are marks on the neck, such as red thread". And after the head flew out, it was "in the mud on the shore, looking for crab worms and the like to eat it".

  

  Above_ "Taiping Guang Ji" is the first collection of ancient classical non-fiction novels. A big book

  written for the people of the Song Dynasty arrived at Ming Dynasty , and the popularity of this group is still unabated, and a lot of new content has been added. In Ming Dynasty Lang Ying's notebook novel "Seven Refinements Drafts", it is recorded that Chen Fu, a well-known scholar in Yuan Dynasty and served as the minister of the Ministry of Rites, was envoy to Annan (now northern Vietnam), and he saw the local Some people can fly into the sea to fish with their heads out of their bodies, so they left the poem "the head flying like a reel", so the "luotou people" have a new title called "the head of the reel".

  and had followed Zheng He on his voyages to the West , the well-informed Fei Xin also recorded in his book "Xingcha Sheng Lan" that he had encountered such a strange person on his way to the West, and recorded that " The people of Champa (now southern Vietnam), who have a head flying, are also women, and they fly at night and eat the dung of people.”

  

  Pictured above_ " New Book of Tang Dynasty " is a biographical history book written by Song Qi , Ouyang Xiu , Fan Zhen , Lu Xiaqing and others during the Northern Song Dynasty, which records the history of Tang Dynasty

  • Ouyang Xiu edited in chief "New Book of Tang" "affirms the existence of Luotoumin" from the perspective of official history. If it is not credible to say that the above records are all derived from notebook novels focusing on thriller themes, then the records in the dignified and official history are jaw-dropping. . In the "New Book of Tang" edited by Ouyang Xiu in the Northern Song Dynasty,

    clearly stated that during the Tang Dynasty there was a nation of "more than 4,000 households" named " Nanping " in the south, and clearly pointed out that their living range was "east distance". Zhizhou, Yuzhou in the south, Nanzhou in the west, and Fuzhou in the north", is probably the area of ​​today's southwestern region. There is a special ethnic group in this ethnic group, that is, the "Flying Head", and it is said that "the head wants to fly, and the Zhou item has a scar like a thread, and the wife guards it together. When the night is like a disease, the head suddenly dies, and it is better than Dan." The introduction of

    is quite similar to the description in Taiping Guangji. Unexpectedly, the great master Ouyang Xiu, who has always been known for his rigorous scholarship, could also leave such a detailed record of such a strange legend in the official history.

    

    picture above_ Nanping 砠text

    • has a terrifying image, but it is not very harmful Animals or filth or the like (similar to the habits of many animals), and dealing with it is actually very simple, there is no need to hire a wizard, just cover its neck when its head flies out. Yes ("A taste of copper-coatedThose who make a plate, can't enter the head: die"), it can be seen that their Taoism is not too high. Overall, the harm is not too great, and it cannot pose too much threat to human beings.

      

      Above picture_ Japanese monster culture

      • has dissemination traffic, exporting to other neighboring countries

      may have a unique image and disseminated traffic. "Luotoumin" is not only famous in China, but also spread to neighboring countries such as Japan and Thailand that are deeply influenced by Chinese culture. Out of the fanaticism of the monster culture, the Japanese people have carried out a comprehensive upgrade and transformation of the "luotou people". Their eating habits have changed from eating small animals to sucking human blood, and they like to be dispatched in groups. , that scene is terrifying to think about. In addition, the people of the island country will also evolve two "branches", one is that the head can fly away from the body; the other is that the head is not separated from the body, but the neck can be unlimited This is reflected in many Japanese calligraphy, painting and film works related to monster culture.

      In Thailand, it has also been localized. Thai people combine the famous local "head drop" (it is said that it originated from It is based on ancient Chinese witchcraft), which was adapted into "Flying Head Descending". It is said that a head-turning master with high mana can master this sorcery through practice, and let his head fly out at night to suck blood to improve his skills. It is worth mentioning that flying What went out was not just a head, but also digestive organs such as the stomach and intestines. Thinking about such a lump of things flying out of the sky, the scene is really tasteless.

      

      Above picture_ Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072) What is the real prototype of

      Although it is widely circulated, there is even an "endorsement" in the official history of "New Book of Tang" edited by Mr. Ouyang Xiu, but it is against basic scientific common sense to be able to fly with a head and a head. It's just making things up. But today there is a people in Southeast Asia. Although they can't fly their heads, they have long necks that are very different from ordinary people. This is the Karen people who live at the junction of Thailand and Myanmar today.

      This ethnic group belongs to Women have been beautiful with long necks since ancient times. When their girls were young, they would wear copper rings around their necks, and the number would increase continuously, so as to use external force to lengthen their necks. It is said that the longest neck can reach 70 cm. The long necks that are artificially "created" have long been deformed and fragile. Once the collars are taken off, the necks will even break. It can be seen that these women have paid a great price for the alternative deformed aesthetics of their nation. This peculiar exotic style is even used by the Thai government as a tourist selling point, attracting foreign tourists to visit and earn a lot of foreign exchange.

      

      Above_ The Karen ethnic group

      At present, this ethnic group only lives in the area bordering Thailand and Myanmar, and the population is not large, but combined with various records, we may be able to make a bold assumption: in ancient times, the ancestors of this ethnic group were distributed The range and population are much larger. Therefore, many Chinese people have dealt with this ethnic group in the southern region. Because its crumbling long neck is really too weird, beyond the daily cognition, and people like novelty things, so it is rumored that the three people become tigers and legends it as a monster that can be separated from the body (you can It can be regarded as the spread of rumors), and then through the rendering of various notebook novels and even official history, it has become an absurd existence today.

      However, it was recorded that it appeared in southern my country before the Song Dynasty, and it was recorded that it appeared in Southeast Asia, Vietnam and other countries during the Ming Dynasty, which may indicate that the living range of this ethnic group has been shrinking. This is also consistent with the current status of this group.

      Author: Yang Shangliuxia Correction/Editor: Lilith

      Reference:

      Biography" Northern Song Dynasty Ouyang Xiu is waiting for

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