Chinese Mythology: The Divine Beast Jian Ma

Jian Ma, also known as Long Ma, was born from Ying Long and Tian Ma.

它Tā拥yōng有yǒu马mǎ的de身shēn体tǐ ， 却què长zhǎng着zhe龙lóng的de尾wěi巴bā ， 浑hún身shēn覆fù盖gài着zhe闪shǎn耀yào的de龙lóng鳞lín ， 背bèi部bù还hái生shēng有yǒu羽yǔ翼yì 。

It has the body of a horse but the tail of Long, is covered with shining Long scales, and has feathered wings on its back.

建Jiàn马mǎ的de飞fēi行xíng速sù度dù可kě以yǐ用yòng “ 一yī瞬shùn千qiān里lǐ ” 来lái形xíng容róng ， 这zhè使shǐ其qí在zài天tiān界jiè中zhōng成chéng为wéi极jí为wéi罕hǎn见jiàn的de存cún在zài 。

The speed of the Jian Ma can be described as “a thousand miles in an instant”, which makes it an extremely rare existence in the Heavenly Realm.

在Zài天tiān界jiè ， 建jiàn马mǎ主zhǔ要yào负fù责zé传chuán递dì重zhòng要yào信xìn息xī ， 是shì战zhàn争zhēng中zhōng的de最zuì佳jiā坐zuò骑qí 。

In the Celestial Realm, Jian Ma is mainly responsible for delivering important information, and is the best mount in war.

在Zài战zhàn场chǎng上shàng ， 建jiàn马mǎ能néng够gòu瞬shùn息xī千qiān里lǐ地dì穿chuān梭suō于yú敌dí我wǒ之zhī间jiān ， 为wèi战zhàn斗dòu的de胜shèng利lì立lì下xià汗hàn马mǎ功gōng劳láo 。

On the battlefield, the Jian Ma can travel thousands of miles in an instant between the enemy and us, contributing to the victory of the battle.

骑Qí乘chéng着zhe建jiàn马mǎ的de将jiàng士shì们men ， 往wǎng往wǎng能néng够gòu在zài战zhàn场chǎng上shàng获huò得dé更gèng大dà的de优yōu势shì ， 成chéng为wéi敌dí人rén闻wén风fēng丧sàng胆dǎn的de存cún在zài 。

The generals who rode on Jian Ma were often able to gain a greater advantage on the battlefield, and became the existence of the enemy’s fear.

这Zhè种zhǒng超chāo凡fán的de能néng力lì与yǔ尊zūn贵guì的de地dì位wèi ， 使shǐ得de建jiàn马mǎ在zài神shén话huà传chuán说shuō中zhōng成chéng为wéi了le一yī个gè备bèi受shòu尊zūn崇chóng的de存cún在zài 。

This extraordinary ability and noble status made the Jian Ma a highly revered presence in myths and legends.

建Jiàn马mǎ还hái孕yùn育yù出chū了le更gèng为wéi神shén奇qí的de麒qí麟lín 。 麒Qí麟lín作zuò为wéi古gǔ代dài神shén话huà中zhōng的de瑞ruì兽shòu ， 象xiàng征zhēng着zhe吉jí祥xiáng和hé和hé平píng 。

Jian Ma also gave birth to the even more magical Qi Lin. The Qi Lin, a mythical beast of ancient times, symbolizes good fortune and peace.

建Jiàn马mǎ不bù仅jǐn在zài天tiān界jiè中zhōng扮bàn演yǎn着zhe重zhòng要yào的de角jué色sè ， 在zài古gǔ代dài文wén化huà中zhōng也yě被bèi赋fù予yǔ了le丰fēng富fù的de寓yù意yì 。

Not only does the Jian Ma play an important role in the heavenly realm, it is also imbued with rich symbolism in ancient cultures.

它Tā象xiàng征zhēng着zhe生shēng命mìng的de力lì量liàng和hé自zì然rán的de神shén奇qí ， 代dài表biǎo着zhe新xīn生shēng 、 希xī望wàng和hé力lì量liàng 。

It symbolizes the power of life and the magic of nature, representing new life, hope and strength.

在Zài古gǔ代dài文wén化huà中zhōng ， 建jiàn马mǎ被bèi视shì为wéi一yī种zhǒng吉jí祥xiáng的de象xiàng征zhēng ， 常cháng常cháng用yòng于yú传chuán统tǒng建jiàn筑zhù 、 工gōng艺yì品pǐn和hé文wén学xué作zuò品pǐn中zhōng ， 以yǐ表biǎo达dá忠zhōng诚chéng 、 勇yǒng猛měng 、 勤qín勉miǎn和hé诚chéng实shí的de品pǐn质zhì 。