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What does the dragon turtle symbolize?

The Dragon Turtle is an auspicious beast, the Dragon Turtle knows astronomy, geography and the world, in ancient times has been regarded as a guardian of the country's auspicious beasts, to protect the country's prosperity, blessing the well-being of the community.

Because of the important position of the dragon tortoise in the Chinese culture, the ancients took the dragon tortoise as a symbol of honor, status, longevity and authority. In ancient times, carrying a tablet on a dragon tortoise was a privilege only enjoyed by officials of the third grade and above, an exclusive privilege of the power elite, and the dragon tortoise thus had the auspicious meaning of a smooth transition to the top and a prosperous career in the government.

In addition, the "dragon turtle" resonates with "honor return", which means "return home with clothes, honor return", for those who have been working hard for many years, this is undoubtedly their deepest expectations. For those who have been working for many years, this is undoubtedly their deepest expectation, and a "Dragon Turtle" can bring them psychological support and fulfillment.

Expanded Information:

The Totem of the Dragon Turtle

According to the Totem Doctrine of Morgan Wendell, the totem can be divided into the following categories:

1. The Totem of the Marriage, which indicates the relationship between the two tribes by marriage, and the two emblems are often arranged in juxtaposition. The roots are often arranged in juxtaposition, or in a conjoined arrangement, or in an interlocking form. This is the root of the marriage emblem.

2. The totems of the children of the two parents' lineages are arranged as the roots of the two parents' groups, and the root of the descendants is the main body. That is to say, if the mother's lineage is passed down to the mother's lineage, then the mother's lineage emblem root as the body of the composite father's lineage emblem root, and vice versa.

3, the children of the clan to re-register the sub-clan, another native totem, the native totem for the main image, or from the ancestral clan emblem root inscribed in the native totem image of a side of the secondary position, composite for the new root.