China's dragon has the basic characteristics of totem and is a totem god worshipped by all ethnic groups. It is explained in Shuo Wen Jie Zi: "The dragon, the scale worm's length, can be quiet and bright, big and small, long and short, the vernal equinox reaches the sky, and the autumn equinox goes deep." Legend has it that the birth and appearance of Yan Di, Huangdi, Yao, Shun and Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang are all related to dragons, all of which are dragon species and dragon sons. Ancient Vietnamese also thought they were dragons, so they kept tattooing like a dragon. Today, we often say "descendants of the dragon" or "descendants of the dragon" are all remnants of the concept of totem ancestors. As for the concept of dragon totem god, it is more common, and most ethnic groups once regarded dragon as a protector.
Some Naxi people regard cows as ancient creation beasts. In the Genesis of Dongba Sutra of Naxi nationality, this magical cow hatched from a giant egg in the sea was described, which broke through the ground with its horns and hooves, causing the earth to shake. It was killed by Seven Sisters, the ancestor of Naxi nationality and the seventh brother of Kaidi, who sacrificed ox heads to heaven, cowhide, meat, earth, bone, stone, tendon, mountain, blood, sun, liver and moon. In this way, there will be a clear and bright sky, the sun and the moon, and a quiet world where everything grows. Since then, cows have been regarded as sacred objects, used to sacrifice and worship the mountains and rivers in the world. Naxi people worship the cow god very much.
The worship of horses is mostly spread among nomadic people and hunters in the north. There is a myth of snow-white among the security guards. Manchu people have the custom of offering sacrifices to horse gods, and there are many records of offering sacrifices to horse gods and building horse temples in Qing literature. Daur people call God Horse "Wen Gu". This kind of god horse is not allowed for women to ride, you can eat it, you can walk around, and no one is allowed to catch it. You can even eat seedlings in the fields at will. Most horses are all white, and the whole tail is mane. They have never been trimmed, and colored silk is often tied to the mane as a symbol.
Sheep totem also occupies an important position in many ethnic groups. The ancient classic Shan Hai Jing describes an ancient immortal sheep with no mouth and no food. Kazakhs worship the goat god, which is called "Xie Ke Xie Ke Atta". They think that all the goats in the world belong to it, and it is sacrificed for the reproduction of goats. The worship of the sheep god is called "Shaopan Atta", which is in charge of all the sheep in the world. During the sacrifice, the god was asked to bless the sheep to be productive. Kirgiz people worship goats and call the goat god "Qilipan Ata", which is the first god to domesticate wild sheep into domestic animals.
The Han nationality was one of the earliest nations who trained dogs in ancient times. As early as Shan Hai Jing, there was a record that dogs could resist fierce attacks. In The Biography of Nan Man in the Later Han Dynasty, the myth of Yao ancestor in ancient times was recorded, that is, Pan Hu, the divine dog, helped a family to kill General Wu, and the daughter of the family married Pan Hu and gave birth to Yao descendants. As the ancestor myth of the clan, Pan Hu, the god dog who saved the nation from extinction, has always been regarded as the ancestor of the clan by Mianzhi, a Yao nationality in Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong and so on, and is honored as "Wang Pan" and "Pan", which is not only sung orally, but also recorded in the genealogy. Manchu worshiped dogs from the beginning of hunting and regarded dogs as animals owed to Manchu. Later, they reunited. Legend has it that a righteous dog saved Nurhachi. So far, they haven't eaten dog meat, beaten dogs, or worn dog skin hats.