Introduction of dragon pattern

Dragon pattern, one of the decorative patterns of bronze ware. Also known as "Kuiwen" or "Solanum nigrum Tattoo". One of the decorative patterns on bronzes. Dragon is an ancient legendary animal in China. Generally, the frontal image is reflected with the nose as the center line, the eyes on both sides and the body extending to both sides. If you take its side as an image, it becomes a long body and a claw. According to the knot type of dragon pattern, it can be roughly divided into crawling dragon pattern, tumbling dragon pattern, crossing dragon pattern, double-headed dragon pattern and catamaran dragon pattern. In the description since the Song Dynasty, any claw-shaped decorative pattern appearing on bronzes is called "Kuiwen" or "Solanum nigrum pattern". Dragon is a mythical animal in East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Viet Nam, Cambodia, etc.). ), which is a hundred scales long. Legend has it that there are many kinds of dragons. The common characteristics of * * * are long body, prominent eyes, long beard on the mouth, four claws, large scales, heavy smell and sound like cattle. Among them, the image characteristics of a dragon have nine similarities: horns like deer, head like camel, eyes like rabbits, neck like snakes, belly like octopus, scales like fish, claws like eagles, palms like tigers and ears like cows. Dragon legend and dragon culture are the historical inheritance of some East Asian countries, such as China, and are one of the most representative cultural symbols of the Chinese nation. In the traditional culture of some ethnic groups, such as the Han nationality, it is often used to symbolize good luck. It is one of Four Holy Beasts, which is fundamentally different from the western dragon. Some missionaries translated dragons into Jackie Chan, which led to the demonization of China people in Europe and America. Chinese in Europe and America created a new word Loong to translate loong and safeguard the main symbol of China.