In his paper On the Veneration of Eagles in Ancient China, the Mainland Chinese scholar Liu Dunyuan observes that humanity's respect for, fear of and veneration of birds of prey is an ancient and worldwide custom.
大陸學者劉敦愿在「試論中國古代的鷹崇拜」文中指出，人類對猛禽的敬畏、崇拜，是古老而帶世界性的習俗。