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Why is the dragon on the top and the phoenix on the bottom on the Chinese totem?

Among the traditional Chinese auspicious motifs, the Dragon and Phoenix is a very nice one. On the picture, the dragon and phoenix are each half of the picture. The dragon is the ascending dragon, opening its mouth and spinning its body, looking back at the phoenix; the phoenix is the soaring phoenix, spreading its wings and cocking its tail, raising its eyes to see the dragon. Surrounded by clouds of auspiciousness, a peaceful atmosphere. Why do the dragon and phoenix appear in conjunction and correspondence? Shaanxi Baoji Beishouling Yangshao culture site has unearthed a "dragon and phoenix pattern" colored ceramic neck bottle. This precious artifact shows that both the dragon and the phoenix originated in the Neolithic period, which is 7,000 to 8,000 years ago, and they are synchronized. As cultural phenomena with a long and rich history, both the dragon and the phoenix are the emblems, logos, signs and symbols of the Chinese nation. If the traditional cultural symbols of the Chinese nation are ranked according to the size of their functional effects, the dragon is undoubtedly to sit in the first chair, then the second place should be the phoenix. Dragon is the ancient people of fish, crocodiles, snakes, pigs, horses, cows and other animals, and clouds, thunder and lightning, rainbows and other natural celestial phenomena fuzzy collection of a kind of divine object. Reptiles and mammals are the main collection of objects, therefore, the dragon is often referred to as the "scales of the long", "the king of the beasts". The phoenix is the ancient people on a variety of birds and certain wandering animals fuzzy collection of a god. Long wings of birds and fowls is the main collection of the phoenix object, therefore, the phoenix on the "feathers of the long" throne, "the king of all birds". The dragon has like water, good fly, through the sky, good change, spirit, sign of Switzerland, signs of trouble, demonstration and other divinity. The phoenix has the divine qualities of fire, sun, virtue, omen, lofty, clean, beautiful, metaphorical and so on. The complementarity and correspondence of divinity bring the dragon and the phoenix together: one is the king of beasts, the other is the king of birds; one changes and soars with spirituality, and the other is elegant, beautiful and auspicious; and the establishment of a beautiful relationship of mutual cooperation between the two makes the dragon and phoenix "fly and dance", and the dragon and phoenix present auspiciousness. The object of the phoenix is mainly birds and birds, and the vast majority of birds and birds like warmth and sunshine, therefore, the phoenix is also known as "sun bird", "sun bird", "fire spirit", the so-called "phoenix and sunrise", "phoenix singing in the morning sun", "fire phoenix". In this way, from the Neolithic period to the prevalence of yin and yang theory of five elements of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, the phoenix is mostly to "Yang" appearance. And the dragon, because of its material objects are mostly "water objects", "water beasts" and "water images", so in the early stage of its formation, basically belongs to the "yin". The cooperation, combination and correspondence between the dragon and the phoenix reflect the ancient people's concept of yin and yang. Unearthed jade ornaments and jade pendants from the Shang Dynasty and the Warring States Period, some of which have dragons with phoenixes, some have phoenixes with dragons, some have dragons under phoenixes, and some have dragons and phoenixes in the same body, show that people at that time had already realized that: yin and yang are different, relative, and related, and no one can be separated from the other. The "Dragon and Phoenix Crown Humanoid" jade pendant belonging to the Yin Shang period is more typical. The dragon is on the right and the phoenix is on the left, with the dragon opening its mouth and lowering its head, and the phoenix curving its neck and raising its head. The fact that the dragon and phoenix are joined together and worn on the head at the same time reflects the concept of harmony between yin and yang, and also shows the extent to which the dragon and phoenix were respected by the people at that time. If the "dragon and phoenix crown human form" jade pendant reflects the ancient people's respect for the dragon and phoenix, then, reflected in the "dragon and phoenix figure" painting on silk is not just respect. This painting was unearthed in the Chu Tomb of Chenjia Dashan in Changsha, Hunan Province. The dragon on the screen has a vertical body and a curled tail, its head is facing the sky, its limbs and claws are moving, and it is ready to jump up. Next to it is its partner

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