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Where is the origin of Koi?

The ancestor of Koi is the common edible carp. The origin of carp is Central Asia. Later, it was introduced to China. Under the cultivation of Chinese court technicians, it was improved into Koi. Later, it was carried forward in Japan. Early Koi was called "color carp", "flower carp", "look carp", "variant carp", etc. Because the words "color" and "flower" were considered by the Japanese to have too ambiguous and weak connotations, they were not suitable for the current situation at that time, so they were renamed "Koi".

Japanese koi are a valuable large ornamental fish that usually live 60 to 70 years and can grow up to 1 to 1.5 meters in length. The beauty of these koi is that the patterns, colors and shapes on their bodies change with age and the temperature of the surrounding water, just like a special ink painting you draw yourself.

The origin of Japanese Koi is in the Yamakoshi Village, Uonuma Village and other twenty villages near the Naka Ward of Niigata Prefecture, Japan, which has become part of Ojiya City. From October to December every year, Koi lovers from all over the world gather here, one to buy their favorite Koi, and the other to pay homage to the world-famous "Birthplace of Koi".

Koi has been regarded as auspicious by the Chinese since ancient times. In the old days, it was usually raised in ponds of temples and shrines, symbolizing good fortune and prosperity. In the 18th century, it was given as a gift by the Japanese Crown Princess and spread from Japan to all over the world.

Who does Koi refer to?

Koi, also known as the original species of red carp, is red carp (Cyprinus carpio). Red carp, as an ornamental fish, was very popular in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that koi originated from the koi in Longzhou, Guangxi, China, the red carp in Xingguo, Jiangxi, and the golden carp in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. They were introduced to Japan from my country in the early days. After long-term artificial breeding by the Japanese people, there are now more than 100 varieties. According to historical records, Japanese nobles first raised koi in ponds for viewing, and ordinary people rarely saw them. In the early days, they were called "red carp", "colored carp", and "flower carp". After World War II, they were renamed "koi". In 1973, as a friendly envoy between the Chinese and Japanese people, Japanese koi settled in my country. "Carp flags" are also hung on Japan's Boy's Day, which shows the Japanese people's love for koi.

Koi originated in China, flourished in Japan, and then returned to China, which can be said to have experienced the process of "export to domestic sales". Today, Koi is loved by more and more people for its unique masculine beauty, and is even known as the "king of ornamental fish".

Koi is a kind of high-end ornamental fish that is popular in the world today. It is known as "living gem in the water" and "swimming artwork". It is popular among people because it has low requirements for water quality, has a variety of food habits and is easy to reproduce.

Morphological characteristics

Koi, originally from Central Asia, was introduced to China. In ancient China, court technicians selected a variant that conforms to the public's aesthetics by breeding goldfish and koi crucian carp. It was introduced to Japan in modern times and flourished in Japan. Many excellent varieties were bred in Japan, and therefore many koi are named after Japanese names. It is the national fish of Japan and is known as the "living gem in the water" and the "king of ornamental fish." Koi has a strong physique, bright colors, varied patterns, and a majestic swimming posture. It has a very high ornamental and breeding value. Its body length can reach 1-1.5 meters, and its lifespan is also very long, which can live 60-70 years (it is said that there are 200-year-old koi). It means auspiciousness and is said to bring good luck to the owner. It is a popular Feng Shui fish and ornamental pet.

Color Type

Koi fish is an ornamental fish with a very high appreciation value. It is a very large branch with many different varieties. The body color of koi fish is very bright and complex. According to the color pattern, there are mainly single-color, two-color and three-color types. Among them, the authentic koi is red and white koi, with a ruddy and fresh body color and bright white. Some koi have pure, rich and oily body color. For example, in the red and white category, the red and white of the Dainichi system has orange red spots, which appear brighter and brighter; while the red and white of the Sensuke system has thicker and darker red spots, which appear darker.

According to the body color of koi, some people divide koi into red and white, Taisho Sanshoku, Showa Sanshoku, Bekko, light yellow autumn green, gold, patterned leather light carp, gold and silver scales, red-crowned carp, etc. However, as koi, body color is a very important focus of appreciation. Conversely, the quality of the body color has become an important criterion for appreciating high-quality koi.

Living Environment

Koi are gentle in nature, like to swim in groups, are easy to raise, and have strong adaptability to water temperature. They can live in a water temperature environment of 5-30℃, and the water temperature for growth is 21-27℃. They are omnivorous. Koi are large, up to 1 meter in length and weighing more than 10 kilograms. They mature sexually at 2-3 years old. They have a long lifespan, with an average lifespan of about 70 years. They lay eggs in April and May every year.

In addition to the high and low water temperature and the abundance of bait, which can affect the growth rate of koi, there are also great differences in the growth of male and female fish. Koi with a body length of more than 90 cm can be considered quite large, but at a Japanese oral evaluation meeting, there was a record of a red pine leaf koi with a body length of 125 cm, and even more than this, there is a record of a super giant carp with a body length of 150 cm and a weight of 45 kg. Koi have a long lifespan, generally up to 70 years. According to records, there was a red carp named "Hanako" in Japan, who was born in 1751 and died in 1977. He lived a total of 226 years. The fish was 77 cm long and weighed 9 kg, which can be called the "oldest centenarian" among the koi. The age of koi is determined in the same way as most fish. The number of annual rings on the scales indicates the age of the koi.

Origin of Koi

The ancestor of koi is the common edible carp. The origin of carp is Central Asia, and then it was introduced to China and developed in Japan.

Koi has a breeding history of more than 1,000 years, and there are more than 100 species. The body shapes of koi species are not very different, and they are mainly classified according to the different colors on the body and the shape of the spots. It has red, white, yellow, blue, purple, black, gold, silver and many other colors, and the spots on the body are almost never exactly the same. So why is the price of Japanese koi higher than gold now? The reason is because of the support of the economy. How big is the orchid market in Taiwan? But it supports the value of all rare species on the market. However, as soon as the Taiwanese economy declines, the orchid market collapses immediately, and there is no room for resistance. The most expensive Tianpeng peony in history has fallen from 6 million per seedling to 100,000 per pot. Then how many people in the world are raising orchids? Why can't they support it? So the future of koi can be predicted. Once a child of heaven that could only be raised by the palace, it inevitably became a consumer product for the public. It was once more expensive than gold, and it will definitely return to dust in the end.

During the Japanese Bunsei era (1804-1829), breeders in Yamakoshi Village, Uonuma Village and other twenty villages near the central district of the new county (now part of Ojiya City) screened and improved the mutant carp and bred the light yellow and Betsuko with net-like patterns (Betsuko comes from Showa, which is suspected to be wrong here). In the Tenpo period (1830), red and white carp with red floral patterns on a white background were bred. In the sixth year of the Taisho era (1917), the real and most original red and white carp was bred by Hiroi Kunizo. Later, after the improvement of Kono Asazo and Hoshino Tarokichi, the red and white quality of the red and white carp was greatly improved. Later, Hoshino Tomoemon bred the Tomoemon and Monjiro series in the fifteenth year of the Showa era (1940); Sato Takehei bred the Takeheita series in the twenty-seventh year of the Showa era (1952); Hiroi Sukenojo bred the Yagozaemon series in the sixteenth year of the Showa era (1941). However, these are still the original species with very light red. The most famous red and white koi now are the Sensuke series, the Manzo series and the Dai-nichi series, which were bred by Tsunasaku Taro in 1954, Kawakami Chotaro in 1960 and Mano Takara in 1970. After years of breeding and selection by Japanese breeders, koi has reached its heyday. Koi has become the national fish of Japan and has been used as a goodwill envoy to expand to all parts of the world through diplomatic exchanges and folk exchanges. From October to December every year, koi lovers from all over the world gather here, one to buy their favorite koi, and the other to pay homage to the world-famous birthplace of "Japanese koi".

Koi is also called "divine fish" in Japan, symbolizing good luck and happiness. The Japanese regard koi as a work of art, and have the reputation of "living gems" in the water. They have cultivated precious varieties with high ornamental value, such as yellow spot, Taisho Sanshoku, and Showa Sanshoku. In addition to being eaten, carp can also be used as medicine to treat diseases. It has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, promoting urination, eliminating edema, relieving cough and asthma, and promoting milk secretion; the meat can treat portal vein cirrhosis, chronic nephritis, cough, asthma, maternal milk deficiency, irregular menstruation or hemorrhage in women; the blood can treat crooked mouth and eyes; the bile can treat red eyes, pain and swelling, and suppurative otitis media. Japanese people often raise koi in ponds in their own courtyards.

Development Status

The development of koi is similar to that of goldfish in my country. In the early days, koi was only an ornamental fish for the royal family, nobles and dignitaries, or was raised in temples and shrines. Ordinary civilians rarely saw it, so they called it "divine fish", which cast a mysterious color on it. Later, koi became popular among the people, and people regarded it as a symbol of auspiciousness and happiness. Japanese koi was further improved on the basis of the emergence of varieties such as red carp light yellow and beikuo. In the Meiji period, yellow-spotted koi was bred, and Taisho Sanshoku appeared in the Taisho period, and Showa Sanshoku appeared in the Showa period. At the same time, they hybridized German leather carp with koi and cultivated koi of leather carp strains such as German gold, German red and white, and autumn green. In recent years, the silver-shining gold and silver scale strains have been continuously cultivated, making koi have a higher ornamental value.

The Japanese people regard koi as a work of art in Japan, and they are known as "living gems" in the water. In the consciousness of the Japanese people, koi has a connotation of being powerful. Their strong trunks give people a sense of strength and inspiration of courage. Even if they are placed on the chopping block, they will not struggle. They have a calm and fearless demeanor. More than 30 years ago, Japan established the "Koi Love Association" and held a koi evaluation meeting every year since 1968. The Prime Minister of the Japanese government personally presents the awards. At present, koi has been loved by more and more people in China. It is called a lucky fish, a Feng Shui fish, a living gem in the water, and the king of ornamental fish. At present, this koi has been praised as the "national fish" in Japan.

There is a saying in China since ancient times that "carp jumps over the dragon gate", which means that a person will rise to prominence and have a prosperous career. In Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, people believe that water represents wealth, and raising carp in the courtyard or balcony has become a fashion.

There have been records of large-scale breeding of koi in the ancient Chinese palace since at least the Tang Dynasty (this is a mistake. Ancient China raised red carp, while koi comes from real black carp, not red carp. Koi and the "koi" raised in the ancient palace are just the same name, and it is even possible that this name is conjectured by modern people.). It has a history of more than 1,000 years, while goldfish and brocade crucian carp have a history of more than 1,400 years.

The first time Japanese koi was imported into China was in 1938 (Showa 13), when Mr. Matsuoka of Tokyo, Japan, presented a batch of precious koi to the then emperor of the puppet state of Manchukuo. This was also the first time that Japanese koi was exported overseas. In the same year, at the San Francisco World Expo in the United States, Japan specially selected 100 koi to be exhibited at the Expo, thus publicly displaying the beauty of Japanese koi to the world for the first time. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1973, Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka presented a batch of koi as mascots to Premier Zhou Enlai, and these koi were raised by Beijing Flower and Tree Company. The date of Japanese koi breeding is about 100-200 years.

Raising koi can not only improve your mood and cultivate your character, beautify the environment, but also, as long as you have the right appreciation and breeding methods, the promising small and medium-sized koi purchased at a low price can be raised and, if they can win awards at the tasting meeting, their status will be doubled. Not only can you enjoy the fun of raising and appreciating koi, but they can also maintain and increase their value. With the continuous improvement of koi quality and breeding technology, especially in the past two or three decades, many koi clubs have been established around the world to hold various koi tasting meetings, which has promoted the exchange and development of koi around the world, and the breeding trend is in the ascendant.

In Hong Kong and Guangdong, several Koi tasting conferences are held every year. Koi also plays a big role in the cultural exchange between countries. The largest producer of Koi is Japan, which has the most mature breeding technology and equipment, and a large number of high-quality, pure-blooded Koi, which attracts enthusiasts from all over the world. Every year, they go to the birthplace of Japanese Koi - Hiroshima, Japan, Shin-Yamagata, Malaysia, Singapore, Israel and other emerging regions, which have emerged with breeding levels and product competitiveness close to Japan, which has a strong impact on the market structure dominated by Japan.

The ornamental koi really started in China and ended in Japan. Japan has made an indelible contribution to the development of koi, but please don't say that China is a new country that has only been raising koi for more than 10 years. Nowadays, people generally call goldfish two major categories - goldfish and grass goldfish. They are all ornamental fish left over from the ancient Chinese court and can be raised in most areas of my country. There are quite a lot of branches of goldfish, and grass goldfish include koi and brocade crucian carp.

How to buy

General Standards

Body shape: The fish should have a straight back, a balanced body, a steady and upright swimming posture, and a strong and powerful body. The shape of the cheeks and mouth should be straight, not crooked, full at both ends without concave, and the fins should be symmetrical and complete, and the fish should be flexible when swimming.

Color: It is the most intuitive reflection of Koi. When choosing, the best ones are bright, colorful, with clear patterns, neat edges and dazzling luster. As for the patterns, you can choose according to your personal preferences.

Fish Farm Selection

The fish farm should be trustworthy, provide considerate services and be close to the fish farm. In this way, even if the koi are in danger, they can still receive effective services. The fish farm owner must have strong appreciation ability and have carp of good pedigree. It is necessary to choose an experienced, careful, responsible and after-sales service practitioner as a guide, and get their guidance at ordinary times. Choose a fish farm with a prosperous business, firstly, you can see many good koi, and secondly, you don't have to buy and stockpile spoiled bait.

Number of types

The koi in the pond are mainly red and white, Taisho Sanshoku, and Showa Sanshoku. It is ideal to add 1 to 2 Koi or variants. When swimming in groups, they are luxurious and beautiful. If there are too many miscellaneous fish, the beautiful posture of red and white swimming in groups will be destroyed. The number of purchases depends on the capacity of the fish pond. The most clever breeding method is to breed as little as possible, which is beneficial to the growth and development of fish and the maintenance of water quality. The koi must be brightly colored and the water must be clear in order to enjoy the fun of appreciating koi. Therefore, breeding in small quantities is one of the secrets to raising good koi. The best time to buy is from September to December every year.

Koi Price

There is no fixed price standard for koi, so sometimes it is difficult for both the buyer and the dealer to decide. In short, the approximate price is determined by the quality and specifications of the koi, and of course personal preference. If it is difficult to decide, you can refer to the price listed in foreign koi magazines such as Japan's "Scale Light". Usually, you should pay more attention to the approximate price of koi in various places, so that you can understand the approximate value of koi of different quality, specifications, and types. The price of koi varies greatly, some cost hundreds of thousands of RMB per fish, even tens of millions of RMB, and some cost more than ten yuan per fish. Therefore, people from all walks of life can afford it. When buying, it is enough to make sure the price is reasonable and the quality meets your personal preferences.

Variety Introduction

Pine Leaf Gold

Hikari Muji is a plain koi with a shiny body but no patterns. However, the matsuba carp with black scales is also considered as Hikari Muji and is called "matsuba gold". Matsuba gold is also called "gold matsuba" (Kinmatsu ba), and the koi in the "sky carp" system is called "silver matsuba" (Gin matsuba). The name "matsuba gold" is said to have originated from the fact that in 1960, Mr. Masanori Kano of Iwamaki and Mr. Masayu Katamata matsuba mated a light yellow female carp with a golden male carp to produce a male matsuba carp, and mated it with a female carp from the iris system (named after the iris place in Yamakoshi Village).

Light without ground

The koi produced are red on the back and lower abdomen, with a red head and fins, and a reddish-brown body. However, when they are 2 years old, they begin to take on black and turn into black with red.

The common pine leaf goldfish in recent years is a modified type. The characteristic of the pine leaf goldfish is that the body itself glows, and each scale on the body has pine leaf-shaped black spots. Although it is a golden species, the pine leaf carp will not do if its scales are arranged in disorder. At one time, the aquarium website believed that the beauty of the parallel scales was the most wonderful feature of the pine leaf carp.

Golden pine leaves

"Golden Pine Leaves" is another name for "Golden Pine Leaves". It is a golden variety that shows the characteristics of the brown system. It means golden pine leaves. Those with a thick skin tone have a strong luster. There are various types of "Golden Pine Leaves" ranging from white skin with a thick color to Yamabuki color (golden yellow) with a light color.

The koi refers to Xin Xiaodai and Yang Chaoyue.

The last day of National Day

Alipay forwards the lottery

Selected Alipay China Koi - Xin Xiaodai

This ordinary graduate of China Southern Airlines

Female engineers working in the IT industry

After becoming a "koi"

Became a Weibo celebrity with nearly a million followers

Yang Chaoyue really has good luck. She has had a smooth debut. Now the first and second place have both joined Rocket Girls 101, and now she has become the C position. If you repost this Yang Chaoyue, you will also have good luck.

Koi refers to people who are born with a lucky physique. Generally, such people are the kind that have good luck.

Koi (Top 10 buzzwords of 2018)

Koi refers to everything related to good luck: such as people with good luck, or things that can bring good luck.

On December 3, 2018, "Koi" was announced as one of the top ten buzzwords of 2018 by "Yiwenzijuezi". On December 19, the word "Koi" was selected as one of the "Top Ten Internet Terms of 2018" released by the National Language Resource Monitoring and Research Center.

Origin of the word

Koi is a high-end ornamental fish with great ornamental value and is deeply loved by people. Originally, it specifically refers to several types of carp with beautiful colors. Because they are often expensive and their name symbolizes abundance (wealth), they have been loved by wealthy people since ancient times. And this animal, which is mostly raised by the rich, in turn, makes it more wealthy and lucky.

Koi have an extremely long lifespan, living for 60-70 years (according to legend, there are koi that are 200 years old). They symbolize good luck and are said to bring good fortune to their owners. They are a popular Feng Shui fish and ornamental pet.

Koi has always been a legend in China, and it is said that a carp that can jump over the Longmen Waterfall of the Yellow River can become a dragon. In Japan, carp represent steadfastness and bravery. Their beards also represent wisdom and knowledge. Traditional carp tattoos are usually on the forearms or legs, while dragon tattoos are on the back, hoping that young people can become pillars of society through their own efforts, just like carp jumping over the dragon gate. Carp of different shapes (color, number of beards, size ratio, etc.) symbolize different expectations for the future: health, strength, or even becoming a dragon among men.

During the National Day in 2018, Alipay's official Weibo account launched a lucky draw activity, where the winners were selected from those who forwarded the lucky draw Weibo post. The lucky carp immediately became popular, and later, as its popularity grew, the term began to refer to people who were extremely lucky in low-probability events.

The more famous ones are Xin Xiaodai, the 2018 Alipay Chinese Koi, and Yang Chaoyue, the Goose-selected Female Koi.