羊原产于西亚,中国至迟在新石器时代就已被列为六畜之一,进入商代,则育成了稳定的家畜品种。古人戏称羊为长髯主簿、胡髯郎,又名青鸟,为历代艺术家所雕琢、吟詠和描绘,全国各地出现过很多有趣的羊风俗,形成了特定的羊文化。在新石器时代遗址中,发现过造型古拙的小陶羊及大量羊骨。 Sheep originating in West Asia, China was listed as one of the six domestic animals by the Neolithic Age, and entered the Shang Dynasty, bred a stable livestock breed. The ancients dubbed the sheep the main book of longji, Hu Lang Lang, also known as the Bluebird, carved for the ancient artists, chanting and depicting the emergence of many interesting sheep customs throughout the country, the formation of a specific sheep culture. In the Neolithic sites, found that the ancient pottery modeling sheep and a large number of sheep.