The dragon is great because it is respected by all people in China. The dragon is nothing, because it is only a spirit, not a substance.
In China's myths and legends, it is a magical animal, with the image of snake body, lizard legs, talons, snake tail, antlers, fish scales, whiskers in the mouth and beads under the forehead. According to Shan Hai Jing, Xia Houqi, Ru Shou and Ju Mang all "rode the rain dragon". There are other secretaries, Zhuan Xu, Lapras and the Four Seas, Di Ku, Spring and Summer, Lapras. The predecessors divided dragons into four types: those with scales, those with wings, Ying Long, those with horns and those without horns. Some people think that this is the image formed by the totem of each clan after the ancient Yanhuang unified the tribes in the Central Plains. Legend has it that you can hide and show, climb the sky in the spring breeze and dive into the deep sea in the autumn wind. It also brought clouds and rain, and later became a symbol of imperial power. Emperors of past dynasties used dragons as costumes, and their utensils were also decorated with dragons. Dragon was worshipped by Chinese ancestors as the ancestor god, and was generally called "dragon". People in China often call themselves "descendants of dragons".
Dragon ranks fifth among the traditional Chinese zodiac animals in China. Dragon and phoenix (Suzaku), Kirin and tortoise (Xuanwu) are called "four auspicious beasts" together. (There are also many ancient books and history books that refer to the "four auspicious beasts" as: caring for each other, nurturing, caring for each other and caring for each other. ) Qinglong and Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu are the four astronomical phenomena in China.
Dragon is a miraculous animal in China mythology, fickle, promoting sex and benefiting all things. It is said that it can be hidden and visible, reaching the sky at the vernal equinox and diving at the autumnal equinox. It can also cause clouds and rain. It was the leader of many scales, the head of the four spirits (dragon, phoenix, unicorn and turtle), and later became a symbol of imperial power. Emperors all claimed to be dragons, and their vessels were decorated with dragons. According to Shan Hai Jing, Xia Houqi, Ru Shou and Ju Mang all "rode the rain dragon". There are other secretaries, "zhuān xū Lapras is everywhere" and "Di Ku (Ku) Lapras in spring and summer". Predecessors divided dragons into four kinds: the scaly ones were called Jiao (jiāo) dragons; The winged one is called Ying Long; The one with long horns is Qiu, and the one with long horns is Guo. For thousands of years, dragons have penetrated into the culture of China society. In addition to spreading the inheritance in China, it has also been brought to all parts of the world by overseas Chinese. In residential areas of China or China, dragons are still the most eye-catching decorations. Therefore, "Descendants of the Dragon" and "Dragon Country" have also been recognized by the world. Dragon is the representative of the Chinese nation! This is the symbol of China!
Loong originated from primitive totem culture, but its essence and mainstream cannot be simply attributed to primitive totem culture. From the four aspects of "background of the times-specific content-cultural significance-social function", China's dragon capital is significantly different from the original totem, thus showing the following essential characteristics:
1. From totem, beyond totem.
China's dragon culture is not only a few relics in modern China, but also maintains a strong vitality, abandoning the negative factors of feudalism, mysticism and absolutism. Although Dragon Culture can't play a leading role and mainstream cultural role in the history of national unity and national rejuvenation, it still has a strong appeal, cohesion and centripetal force to the Chinese nation.
2. Not worship in kind, but cultural creation.
Totem culture is essentially the clan culture of primitive society, and the dragon in China, the primitive dragon, was born around 3000 BC, which is the disintegration period of primitive society in China, the origin period of Chinese civilization, and later the dragon of Chinese civilization in China. Although the prototype can be found in nature, it is not an existing thing in nature in essence, but a cultural creation and cultural symbol based on national cultural concepts. The formative period of the times.
purpose
China's dragon, in the unique form of oriental mysticism, contains the unique basic concepts of China people and China culture through complex and changeable artistic modeling:
On the first level, from the image of the dragon, the concept of the dragon contains four most important concepts of China people, namely, the world view of the unity of man and nature; The interactive subject view of benevolent and loving; The development view of yin-yang intercourse; The inclusive view of multiculturalism.
On the second level, the concept of dragon, behind the image of dragon and the concept of dragon, contains the ideal goals and values of China people in dealing with the four major relationships, and pursues the harmony of harmony between man and nature, interpersonal relationship, contradictory relationship between Yin and Yang and multicultural relationship.
On the third level, the dragon spirit is pluralistic and integrated, and the basic spirit of China culture is comprehensive and innovative, which is the deepest cultural connotation of dragon image and dragon culture. Wang Dong believes that exploring the deep connotation of dragon culture will help solve some civilized conflicts in the contemporary world.
Dragon soul
The foot of the dragon is the land of Kyushu, Long Zhixin is the hope of the nation, dragon soul is the chapter of China, the bone of the dragon and the backbone of China! The surging Yellow River and the rolling Yangtze River are the flowing dragon blood; Xia, Shang, Zhou and Han Dynasties, Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties are all wings of dragons. All corners of the country, three mountains and five mountains, a million miles of Fiona Fang splendid side; After Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the country has been established for 5,000 years ... A long civilization, fascinating and beautiful legends, sad and sentimental, immortal spirit, deep and tragic, unbeaten fighting spirit, passionate! Pangu opened the sky, Nu Wa became pregnant, the descendants of the dragon grew up from generation to generation, Hou Yi shot the sun, Kuafu chased the sun, and the descendants of the dragon were immortal! The 800-mile Great Wall can't stop Jiang Meng, and it can't stop the heart. Thousands of feet Tianhe, separated by Cowherd and Wan Ren, is strong! The touching story comes from a simple and kind nation, a country without shame and etiquette, a national tradition, all moderate and frugal, and the national character has always been fearless! Dragon's hometown, the spirit of the dragon is widely circulated, and the spirit of the dragon and its descendants are cast on it-after thousands of years of vicissitudes, no one will forget our ancestor, Yan Huang, even if it is sailing for hundreds of thousands of miles! The morning breeze is cool, the night rain is xiaoxiang, and the dragon is exquisitely carved. The winter snow is warm, the spring thunder is bright, and the dragon's bearing shines on the world! After countless rain, snow, wind and frost, and constantly writing inspiring chapters, the dragon held its head high at the new dawn and the bell of the century rang for it!
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