How did the Lock Dragon Column on the Shanghai Viaduct come into being?

There is a mysterious dragon lock column on the viaduct in Shanghai, which can hardly be seen in ordinary buildings. This unique column also gives people a lot of reverie. Why did the Shanghai Viaduct choose to carve the dragon image on the column?

There are still some unsolved mysteries about the origin of this story. Legend has it that when the Shanghai viaduct was under construction, a pile could not be driven in, but it would disappear as long as it was driven in, and it was covered with quicksand, but it would emerge after a while, which was very unfavorable to the construction. Later, a respected mage was invited to see the local situation. The answer given by the mage is that there are secrets, and it is best to invite a sacred totem to suppress them. Therefore, people choose to carve the dragon on the pillar, which is a traditional sacred totem, and the construction period is very smooth. However, it is said that due to the secret leak, the mage died shortly after returning.

This is the origin of the dragon column of Shanghai viaduct. Although the story sounds like feudal superstition, natural science has only been born for hundreds of years, but the life span of the earth is trillions of years. Our understanding of the world is just the tip of the iceberg, with nine Niu Yi hairs. So many things on earth can be explained by more than just natural science. Therefore, we should not rush to deny whether this is superstition, but always believe that some things exist, but they are not perceived by people. Therefore, in the face of such a thing, our attitude should remain neutral, that is to say, we should not advocate it, but we should not criticize it too much, because we can choose not to believe it, but we have to respect it.

Finally, I also hope that all these things, as well as those we encountered in the process of construction, will finally pass smoothly and make more contributions to the construction of our new China.