| Summary: | 碩士 === 華梵大學 === 東方人文思想研究所 === 104 === The word " Zhong Kui " have many meanings. Many people think that Zhong Kui can eat ghost. Juest because Zhong Kui was the religious artifacts which can help people get rid of the evil things. In the line with the changing times, Zhong Kui in China Nuo Culture, could help people to get rid of bad things. In the Tang Dynasty, the emperor would send ministers Zhong Kui paintings on the last day of the year. The ministers would post the Zhong Kui paintings on the door. Ministers hope Zhong Kui paintings could help people to get rid of bad things. In the Song Dynasty, Zhong Kui paintings had already become door god painting, which can help the court and the folk driving away the bad things. In the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, when the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhong Kui would help people driving away the five poisonous pests. Zhong Kui would help people pray for blessings and good luck. Intellectual would put their ideas into his paintings or poems. In order to make his paintings or poems become interesting and humorous satire. Finally, people let Zhong Kui leave China Nuo Culture, and let Zhong Kui go into all kinds of traditional Chinese opera.
In modern times, movies and TV drama was not only let "Zhong Kui" as the protagonist, the story also added a lot of chinese folk tales, religious thought, and every kinds of fantastic ideas. Movies and TV dramas would not only reflect the Zhong Kui helped to drive out evil spirits and to save the people, but also exhibited the thought that evil will not defeat justice, justice will always exist.Overall, "Zhong Kui" was the name of the instruments of Exorcism, that was not the most important thing. Zhong Kui justice image, let people increase the confidence and courage to overcome evil forces. Zhong Kui is a guardian, who can expel evil influences and invoke blessings, protect public safety, for the public brings luck, and bring comfort to people's hearts.
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