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Kylin is the spirit animal in the legend. In the inscriptions on oracle bones, there has been description about it. They are called four spirit animals together with phoenix, dragon and turtle. It symbolizes virtues and benevolence of the king. Kylin is a very important mystical animal in people’s daily life and religious activities. Its image and connotation contained in it have been all constantly changed with the development of the history and the society. The study has adopted two parts of field investigation - temple decoration and temple fair activities and has studied the presentation of Kylin culture in Taipei. Firstly, it has chosen and studied totally 11 representative temple buildings in Taipei, but also conducted the filed visit on the important inspection tour in Taipei area. Besides, it has conducted the deep interview to the Second Emperor and Fourth Emperor of Baoan Palace, which take Kylin as the representative of the God Fair, as well as the current status and the traditional handicraft craftsmen. By means of adopting the image analysis, it has found out the features of the modeling of Kylin, analyzed the development evolution when Kylin culture has been spread to Taiwan from the vision of folklore, known about the current status of Kylin culture and found out the cultural image and the features of belief behind it. From the statistic decoration inside the temple to the dynamic decoration in the festival activities, the pattern of Kylin has constantly adapted to the demand of the ideology of the society and people. Its modeling and connotations have changed as well. In the mind of Taiwan people, Kylin is composed of dragon head and the body of herbivore. The divinity and the functions of Kylin has also improved day by day. It is not only the good animal of giving babies, but also holds the duty of pursuing good fortune and avoiding disaster. It has presented the feature of diversity, class and utilitarian. Kylin culture is the fruit of the national wisdom. It contains the ideas of Confucianism and traditional values people have been pursuing. Its cultural value and historical significance can not be underestimated. It is hoped that through the study, it can makes up for the insufficient document records, so that there are more people knowing about the belief of Taiwan people about Kylin.
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