Dragon is the cultural tower of the East.

Auspicious Totem of China —— Youlong Flying Ten Thousand People Shout

Dragon is a cultural totem of the East and a symbol of the Chinese nation. Dragons in China can fly in the clouds, roam the rivers and seas, and call the wind and rain. They can stretch, they can bend, they can fill the universe when they get bigger, and they are as imperceptible as hair when they get smaller. In fairy tales, the dragon is the supreme immortal and can be transformed into human beings, which can be described as "unpredictable".

People in China have special feelings for dragons, calling themselves "descendants of dragons". People all over the world also agree that China is "the country of dragons" and China is an oriental dragon soaring in the sky.

China people worship dragons for a long time. It is said that the dragon appeared in Chiyou's war against the Yellow Emperor. Our ancestors will fly for nine days, so let the "dragon" break through the clouds and give orders; If you want to visit the sea, let the "Four Seas Dragon King" be the master of this river and sea. When did the dragon appear? Among the excavated tombs, we found the earliest dragon shadow. ......

In the 1990s, when people were working in the southwest of Puyang County, Henan Province, they found a tomb (belonging to the early Yangshao cultural site). Four groups of animal patterns made of clam shells have been unearthed here, one of which is "Yilong of China". This dragon is1.78m long and 0.67m high. It has a long tail and sharp claws.

After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the dragon became a symbol of power, especially loved by princes and nobles. In the Tang Dynasty, the image of the dragon tended to be life-oriented and artistic, and the traditional picture of the dragon carrying the tomb owner was rare. People can often find its shadow on stone carvings, jade carvings, gold and silver utensils and fabrics.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, dragon patterns flew into the homes of ordinary people. Today, there is a porcelain plate in the Palace Museum in Beijing-a blue glazed white dragon pattern porcelain plate. Both inside and outside the plate are blue glazed, and there is a vigorous white dragon in the middle of the plate. White dragon is full of vitality. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, dragons became the symbol of emperors, and they called themselves "real dragon emperors".

The clothes they wear are called dragon robes, the chairs they sit in are called dragon chairs, and the beds they sleep in are called dragon beds. During this period, dragons became the patent of princes and nobles, and there was a set of strict regulations on the use of dragon patterns from top to bottom. Ordinary people use dragons privately, which may violate the criminal law and lead to death.