What is the meaning of dragon?

The dragon is China and other East Asian regions of ancient myths and legends of the gods and animals, for the scaly insects of the long. Commonly used to symbolize auspiciousness, is one of the most representative of the Han and other East Asian peoples of traditional culture, dragon legends and other dragon culture is very rich.

The most basic feature of the image of the dragon is "nine like", the specific nine animals is still controversial. Legend has it that it can be visible and hidden, fine and huge, short and long. The spring equinox ascends to the sky, the autumn equinox dives into the abyss, calls the wind and calls the rain, and these are already the image of the dragon developed in the late stage, compared with the original dragon is more complex.

Expanded information:

Chinese dragon culture has distinctive features:

1, long history. Chinese dragon worship history in the world's longest. According to archaeological excavations, the earliest image of the dragon was found in 1994 excavations in Liaoning Fuxin Chahai site, this site has a 7,000 to 8,000 years old Xinglongwa culture stone stacking plastic dragon. Numerous dragon images have also been found in Neolithic sites. As for jade dragons and dragon patterns there are even more.

2, continuity. Dragon culture in China has endured for a long time, continued through the dynasties, can be said to be the longest continuation of one of the strongest vitality of cultural phenomena.

3, diversity. Chinese dragon culture is rich and diverse. The image of the dragon varies, and the image of the dragon in all Chinese dynasties are different. Folk activities related to the dragon are also different from place to place, the dragon's myths and legends are rich and colorful, the dragon rituals are complex.

4, universality. Most of China's ethnic groups worship the dragon, dragon head-raising festival customs, with the word "dragon" names of places, objects, people all over the country.

5, integration. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the worship of the dragon god and emperor worship together, the dragon has gained a more prominent position, which makes each region, each ethnic group originally different dragon culture has been integrated. The integration of Chinese dragon culture has given it a stronger vitality and spreading power.

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