What are the profound connotations of dragon decoration in ancient buildings?

Dragon patterns are found in Neolithic vessels unearthed, and the word "dragon" appears in Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed in the Shang Dynasty, with more than 30 hieroglyphics. It can be seen that the dragon pattern existed in the ancient civilization of China, and its concept was established. Dragon pattern has special significance in Chinese civilization, which runs through the whole history of Chinese civilization, and its image plays an important role in both folk and court. Since the Han Dynasty, the dragon has become a symbol of imperial power, and its image is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is also a symbol of right worship. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the royal family banned people from using dragon ornaments, but after all, it was impossible to curb the folk custom of using dragon ornaments. Later, it evolved into a five-claw dragon dedicated to the royal family. It was a real dragon, and the rest were fake dragons. It can be seen that the dragon pattern has a special position in the history of China, so people have mysterious but very familiar feelings about dragons. The dragon pattern of the folk wood carving bed in Ming and Qing Dynasties in Zhejiang Province is the historical evidence of the evolution and accumulation of this civilization for thousands of years.

Mr. Chen Shouxiang believes that the appearance of dragons is related to the ancient agricultural social production of the Chinese nation. As the god of agricultural production, this is the most essential connection between the livelihood of the Chinese nation. "In the eyes of ordinary people in China, the dragon has always been a special god between animals and gods." As a decorative pattern of folk wood carving beds, dragon patterns are as common as grass, fish and insects. One of the reasons is this traditional historical complex! In Ming and Qing Dynasties, the dragon patterns widely existed in Zhejiang woodcarving beds were also closely related to many derived meanings of dragons. There are stories and legends related to dragons in Zhejiang, such as "seeking a son to become a dragon", "taking advantage of the son's son's husband", "carp yue longmen" and "turning dragons into fish". The common people all hope that one day they can change reality and improve their living environment with the help of supernatural forces (dragons). Therefore, the dragon-worshipping psychology is a complex and a collection of many kinds of psychology, which not only inherits the original psychology, but also evolves new ideas, but the love for dragons always exists in people's hearts.