What are the origin of the dragon and legendary stories?

One, the origin of the dragon

The dragon is the oldest totem of the Han people. In ancient times, people revered nature and worshipped divine power, so they created such an idol that could call the wind and rain and had unlimited magic power, worshipped it and prayed for peace.

The image of the dragon has undergone constant development and change, and in the course of a long history of wars and unions, the nation that believed in the dragon totem gradually became the leader, and the dragon totem gradually became the flag that the whole Chinese nation believed in. The images of the totems of other nations were gradually absorbed and enriched into the image of the dragon, so that the dragon's features became more and more numerous, and eventually the dragon became the representative of the emperor.

Two, the dragon legend story:

1, Ye Duke good dragon

It is said that in the past, Ye Duke Zi Gao loved dragons so much that his furniture and clothes were carved with dragons. He loved dragons in this way, and when the real dragon in the sky knew about it, it descended from the sky to Duke Ye's house. The dragon's head rested on the window sill and looked around, and the dragon's tail reached into the hall. When Ye Gong saw that it was the real dragon, he turned around and ran away in fear, as if he had lost his soul, his face suddenly changed, he simply could not control himself and fainted on the ground.

2, the day to punish the evil dragon

Qianlong 55 years in May, Dinghai Zhoushan dragon rose, drifted in the field, drowned the population; the more three days, the dragon chopped three sections, the tail is not seen, and its scales as huge as a sunflower fan.

3, the skill of dragon slaying

Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to learn a surprising skill. When he heard that Zhili Yi could kill dragons, he thought to himself, "This is a rare skill in the world. So he went to Zhi Li Yi to be his teacher.

It took him three years to learn how to slaughter dragons, and it took him three years to learn how to slaughter dragons, and it took him three years to learn how to slaughter dragons, and it took him three years to learn how to slaughter dragons, and it took him three years to learn how to slaughter dragons. But what was the use of learning to slaughter dragons? There were no dragons in the world, so he could not use his skill to slaughter dragons.

4. What's the point of painting a dragon?

Zhang Shengxiao painted four dragons on the walls of the Anle Temple in Jinling, but did not paint the eyes, and he often said that the dragons flew away when he lit the eyes. People thought it was ridiculous, so they lit the eyes of one of the dragons. A moment later, thunder and lightning broke the wall, and that dragon flew up into the sky on a cloud, and all the dragons that had not had their eyes pointed out were there.

5. The barbarian dragon returned to its rightful place?

It is said that Dayu had three magic treasures to cure the water: first, the river map and jade sketch given to him by Fuxi; second, the Yinglong in the sky, who scratched the ground with his tail and gave him directions; Dayu followed the line of the Yinglong's tail and led the civil workers to excavate the river channel and channelize the floods; and third, the big tortoise, who cast the resting stone and the resting soil into the low-lying places.