The origin of China Longteng?

It turns out that each tribe has its own totem, such as the bear clan in the Central Plains and the tiger totem in the Southwest. After the Yellow Emperor unified China, he has been considering a question: What totem should I use? At that time, he didn't come up with a result, so he called all the governors to discuss it on Utz Mountain.

Most generals proposed to use the "bear" totem, but the Yellow Emperor disagreed for fear of hurting the feelings of various clans and tribes. Finally, he proposed that a snake is a body, fish scales are used to protect it, the lion's head is the head of a snake, the lion's tail is the tail of a snake, the antlers are the horns of a snake, and the talons are the claws of a snake. Together, they represent various totems, so the homonym is "Dragon Totem". It can take off, go into the water and crawl, representing the skills of various animals and the characteristics of many tribes. Everyone was very satisfied after listening to it.

After the agreement was reached, the Yellow Emperor chose the second day of the second lunar month, the auspicious day of the ecliptic, to hold a ceremony at the top of Ritz and raise the dragon flag. Since then, there has been a saying that dragons are descendants. Because the meaning of dragon represents the ideals of various tribes, dragon naturally became the special name of emperors in past dynasties. The emperor is honored as the real dragon emperor, and the descendants of the emperor are called the dragon sons and grandchildren.

In archaeological excavations, dragon patterns have also been found, and dragons do exist as totems. 1987, archaeologists excavated a dragon pattern composed of clam shells in Xishuipo, west of Puyang County, Henan Province. According to the dating, the unearthed clam shell dragon also belongs to Yangshao culture period.

Totem is a symbol of a group, aiming at distinguishing groups. Using totem to explain myths, classics and folk customs can often get the same result. Totem is the worship of primitive people to an animal or natural thing, so it is used as the emblem or symbol of this clan.

In ancient times, China was full of swamps. People's productivity and weapons are very backward, and people are often attacked by wild animals, so for the blessing of the gods, they regard wild animals as their totems. Wolves, bears and crocodiles were used at that time. Because there are many swamps, crocodiles often hurt people, so more tribes use crocodiles.