What is the image of the dragon?

The dragon has rabbit eyes, antlers, ox ears, camel head, salamander belly, Tiger Claw, snake neck, fish scales and eagle claws, and nine animals are combined into one.

Dragon is a miraculous animal in ancient myths and legends in China and other East Asian regions, and it is the leader of scale insects. Often used as a symbol of good luck, it is one of the most representative traditional cultures of East Asian nations such as Han nationality, and the legend of dragon is very rich.

Dragon ranks fifth among the traditional Chinese zodiac animals in China, and is called "Four Spirits" with phoenix, tortoise and forest in the Book of Rites. And in western mythology? Dragon, also translated as Jackie Chan, is different.

The creatures in China ancient folk myths and legends that can be seen in China's ancient books and records can't be found in reality, but the components of their images come from reality, which plays the role of exorcising evil spirits, avoiding disasters and praying for blessings.

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Dragon culture, as an integral part of China traditional culture, can also be seen from the humanistic spirit of ancient people in China, which mainly includes the following aspects:

1, innovative spirit

The long-standing dragon culture is inseparable from the innovative spirit of the ancient people in China. Dragon culture has gone through several stages of development, and each stage of development is mainly completed through internal innovation.

Observing the different dragon art forms in different historical periods, from having no horns to having horns, from having no wings to having wings, and from having no feet to having feet, we can see that the image of the dragon is formed through continuous innovation.

2. Comprehensive spirit

The image of dragon was formed by ancient China people who combined the advantages and disadvantages of animals, birds, aquatic animals and reptiles. The comprehensiveness of dragon culture is also manifested in the long-term development process, and the dragon constantly absorbs foreign excellent artistic elements, thus making its image more perfect.

For example, in the Tang and Song Dynasties, the dragon absorbed the image of a lion in Indian Buddhism, with a round head, a collar at the back of the head and a nose similar to a lion, which increased the dragon's sense of authority.

3. The spirit of tolerance

The ancient dragon culture is rich and colorful, which is inseparable from the tolerant spirit of ancient China people. Dragon culture was impacted by the Indian Dragon King belief in its own development, but China people did not reject it, but tolerated and transformed it, forming the China Dragon King and enriching the connotation of dragon culture.

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