Subtitle Straw Dogs Info

: In ancient China, "straw dogs" ( chú gǒu ) were used as sacrificial substitutes for living animals. They were decorated with embroidery and treated with reverence during the ceremony, but once the rite concluded, they were trampled and burned as waste.

In Chapter 5 of the Tao Te Ching , Lao Tzu writes: "Heaven and Earth are not humane; they regard all things as straw dogs" . subtitle Straw Dogs

: A "Sage" or ideal ruler is encouraged to mirror this indifference, treating all people equally and without sentimental bias, rather than practicing "benevolence" ( ren ) which could lead to partiality or interference with natural order. 2. Sam Peckinpah’s Film (1971) : In ancient China, "straw dogs" ( chú