How did the dragon come from and what fossils are there?
197 1 year, an archaeologist excavated a C-shaped blue jade dragon in Sanxingtala Village, Wengniute Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. Later, after on-site investigation by experts, it was confirmed that the dragon belonged to the remains of Hongshan Culture about 7000 years ago. This shows that the dragon culture already exists in the hearts of the Chinese nation. In China for thousands of years, the dragon has always represented the symbol of the emperor. In ancient palaces, almost all the objects were painted with dragon-related patterns. This extreme worship of the dragon is an extreme power in disguise, which shows how deeply the emperor thought about the dragon at that time. So, is the real dragon a fact? Or people's imagination of supreme power and TOEFL?
Dragons flying in the sky
How did dragons evolve? In fact, dragons can be roughly divided into these three categories: the first category is Qinglong, one of the "four saints", "four elephants" and "four spirits of heaven", which is also called black dragon at this time; Huanglong. It can also be called Ying Long, a dragon with wings on its back; The second place is the fire dragon: it can be understood as a dragon that spits fire, and then it can be divided into Panlong, Yunlong and so on according to their state. Then some people will ask, after all this talk, how did the dragon come from? ! In fact, in our history, 100 people have 100 stories about dragons, and these cultures have been passed down from generation to generation as dragon culture. Today, Tuba gives you the following categories. If readers have different views on large size, please leave a comment!
Legend one, dragons give birth to dragons. If there is a dragon, there must be a male and a female dragon, that is, it may reproduce;
Legend 2: Python turns into dragon. Python practiced in the mountains for a hundred years, and then lightning flew into Jackie Chan.
Legend 3: Jiaolong. "Biography" records: "Jiao Millennium turned into a dragon". ;
Legend four, ichthyosaur. According to folklore, yue longmen, a carp, can become Jackie Chan after success.
dragon
Since there are so many versions about the life story of the dragon, the growth path of the dragon certainly has different descriptions and statements in China culture. Tuba summed up two views, one is the growth chart of dragons, and the other is the growth chart of breeding dragons. The general situation is as follows:
Growth chart 1: According to the Story, carp turned into a dragon in a hundred years, and a dragon turned into a dragon in a thousand years. Dragon five has been a Ceratosaurus for a hundred years, and Ying Long has been a Ceratosaurus for a thousand years. This is the growth chart of the dragon;
Growth number two. "Yi Shu Ji" also records that in autumn, it became dumpling in 500 years, dragon in 1000 years, horned dragon in 500 years and dragon in 1000 years. Autumn is a young dragon with horns (or a young dragon without horns), and Xiaolong refers to a scaly dragon, which can be flooded. this is
A real dragon
Records of dragons in history books
"Historical Records of Amenorrhea" said: "Yesterday Qin Wengong hunted and won the Black Dragon".
"Supplement to the Year of the Tang Dynasty" contains: At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhou Shu secretariat Kong Wei entered a keel. Because the statement said: "Hu Ju, a native of Shanzheng Township, Tongcheng County, died in the court.
"Liao" notes: "In the summer and May of the fifth year of Shenshu (920), a dragon was found on the surface of Tuzi.
"Draft of Qing History" contains: "There are dragonflies on Fushan Mountain, and the building will burn up later."
Mysterious dragon
What are the characteristics of dragons?
"Wings of Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "The dragon is the first of the scale worms. Wang has nine shapes: his head looks like a camel, his horns like a deer, his eyes like rabbits, his ears like cows, his neck like a snake, his belly like a stork, his scales like carp, his claws like an eagle, his hands like a tiger, and his back has 81 scales, counting nine and nine yang. It sounds like a coin, yes. The image characteristics of the dragon can be summarized as follows: horns like deer, head like cattle, eyes like shrimp, mouth like donkey, belly like snake, scales like fish, feet like phoenix, beard like man, ears like elephant. With regard to the sound of dragons, Yuan Mei wrote in Woods Language in Qing Dynasty: "When a thunderstorm comes, dogs in Long Ming bark like cows.
Dragons, fickle, can show and hide, can hide and be huge, can be short and long, climb to the sky at the vernal equinox, dive deep at the autumnal equinox, call the wind and rain, spray fire and spray water, and wander between heaven and earth. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" summarizes the characteristics of dragons: "Dragons can be big or small, can be raised or hidden; It's cloudy and foggy when it's big, and it's hidden when it's small; Rise and fly in the universe, hide and lurk in the waves. The party is deep in this spring, and the dragon changes at any time. " Five Miscellanies also describes the dragon's temperament. "Five Miscellanies": Dragons are the best color, so make friends with cows and you will be born; If you make friends with tapir, you will like it; Make friends with horses, and there will be dragons and horses. ...
Dragon specimens in the museum
The Origin of Dragon Totem Image
The reason for the formation of dragon totem is the Busan symbol originated from the Yellow Emperor. According to Records of the Five Emperors, after defeating Emperor Yan and Chiyou, the Yellow Emperor visited all directions and "joined forces with Busan". This "symbol combination" not only unified the military symbols of various ministries and established a political alliance, but also combined some elements from the totem of primitive tribes to create a new animal image-dragon. All tribes in the Central Plains have the same dragon totem, which has opened the history of unifying Chinese civilization, so China people are all "descendants of dragons".
As a totem, dragon is not a single animal, but a collection of many animals, which highlights the great national spirit of the Chinese nation-harmonious thought, and is the source of the Chinese national spirit.
Dragon totem
"Dragon" in Folk Culture
Long Mai: Geomantic omen called the rolling mountains Long Mai. In ancient times, Geomantic omen initiated "five geographical techniques", namely "finding dragons, checking sand, watching water, acupoints and standing upright". Dragon is the geographical context, soil is the meat of dragon, stone is the bone of dragon, and vegetation is the hair of dragon.
Zodiac: Dragon ranks fifth among the traditional Chinese zodiac animals in China, and its corresponding earthly branch is Chen, so it is called Chen Long.
Dragon Dance in Lantern Festival: Dragon Dance, commonly known as playing with dragon lanterns, is one of the traditional folk cultural activities of Han nationality in China, through which people pray for peace and good harvest.
On February 2 nd, the dragon looked up: the second day of the second lunar month, commonly known as the Qinglong Festival, is said to be the day when the dragon looked up. According to the Book of Changes, on this day, the spirit of the sun rose and everything began to emerge.
Dragon Dance in Folk Activities
Yingkou dragon falling incident
Yingkou dragon falling event is an event that can't be ignored in modern dragon history, and it is supported by highly credible factual pictures. At the beginning of July, 1934, many people in Yingkou said that a live dragon was found in the upper reaches of Tianzhuangtai. People use reed mats to build sheds for it and carry water for it. The monks cross over for it every day, and after a few days of heavy rain, they disappeared. People who saw it said that it was like the dragon in the painting, with four claws and scales, two whiskers on the mouth, big eyes protruding, and its length was about 10 meter.
On July 28th, a dragon descended and rose in the sky of Yingkou, overturning three ships, damaging the house of a Japanese factory, killing nine people and overturning the train stopped at the station. On August 8, a corpse with the same characteristics as the legendary dragon was found in the reeds at the distance of Liaohekou 10 km. It smells far away, with horns with double horns and antlers, which is rare in the animal kingdom. The balance was put in two baskets, and it sounded like Niu Jiao before death.
Discover real dragon fossils
1996 The "Xinlong Man" fossil unearthed in Xinpu Township, Guanling County, Anshun City, Guizhou Province, has a pair of symmetrical "dragon horns" on its head, which is very similar to the mythical dragon and has attracted the attention of paleontologists. The fossil is collected in Xingwei Paleontological Fossil Museum, Anshun City, Guizhou Province. Completely preserved, with a total length of 7.6 meters. Dragon horns grow on the left and right sides of the widest part of the head. The two corners are symmetrical, about 27 cm long and slightly curved. This pair of "Dragon Horn" stands out from the dragon head, resembling the legendary dragon image. The "Dragon Horn" of the newly discovered "Xinlong Man" fossil in Guanling, Guizhou Province is the first discovery in China, which provides physical evidence for the horned dragon in ancient legends, provides a new idea for studying the origin of the dragon image, and has great scientific and historical value.
"Xinlong" Fossils from Xinpu Township, Guanling County, Anshun City, Guizhou Province
Do dragons really exist?
Dragon culture has been circulating for thousands of years, so does the dragon really exist? Dragons may really exist, or they may be extinct, or they may hide in the deep sea and the natural environment that humans can't conquer. But one thing is certain: dragons do exist, and the shape of dragons is not much different from that of ancient prototypes, but the ability of dragons is seriously overestimated and very mythical. It is even more impossible to call for rain and spit fire and water. After all, dragons live in nature, and it is understandable that they can shuttle between heaven and earth. If they can call the shots and spray fire and water, it is an out-and-out superstition. After all, for the dragon, we should hold a scientific attitude and study it as an ancient creature, rather than worship it as a sacred object. ......
Himalayan "true dragon"