Are there really dragons in the world?

The dragon without this kind of thing has exhausted the imagination of the Chinese nation in ancient times. The most basic feature of the dragon image is "nine similarities", and these nine animals are still controversial. Legend has it that it can be hidden, detailed and huge, short and long. The vernal equinox ascends to the sky, and the autumnal equinox dives deep, calling for wind and rain.

People in China love dragons, love dragons and love dragons, and there are many wonderful legends about dragons, among which the most shocking one is the descendants of dragons from China.

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Three stages of dragon development

First, it can be called "Gu Long" before the Spring and Autumn Period. In ancient times, dragons mostly crawled, with rough structure and snakehead, keeping the characteristics of reptiles. But their shapes are extremely rich and strange. Or sharp angle, or tooth angle, or no angle, or long nose, or rolled nose, or no nose, or multi-fin, or a fin, or no fin, or one foot, or two feet, or no foot. ...

They are rough and wild, violent and horrible, showing mysterious power. This not only reflects the form of the mainland native culture before the ancient systematization, but also reflects the cultural characteristics of the barbaric tribes in the era of the merger war.

Second, from the Warring States to the Tang Dynasty, it was called the "Chinese Dragon". This is the period when the shape of the dragon changed the most. "Zhongshilong" began to lose the characteristics of reptiles, from crawling to soaring. The posture of the dragon is mostly S-shaped, vigorous and powerful. Morphological structure also began to become complex, hairy and knotted, and the horns began to diverge, from the original horns to antlers, and the characteristics of sheep whiskers began to stand out, sometimes showing the body of animals. And the momentum is getting bigger and bigger, showing an arrogant attitude.

For example, the dragon faucet on the Han dynasty portrait brick is held high, screaming and screaming, and it has the potential to fly. It is particularly noteworthy that no matter how the posture and shape of dragons change, most middle-aged dragons are struggling to hold their heads high or want to scream, except for the round shape, and there is a trend of pull-ups flying. This is very different from ancient dragons and modern dragons. This plastic art is deeply rooted in the historical movement of the great integration of the powerful autocratic empire and the culture of Yixia.

Third, after the Song Dynasty, it can be called "modern dragon". After the Song Dynasty, the shape of the dragon was basically stereotyped, so there was almost no change in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties for 700 years. Modern dragons are characterized by twists and turns and rich colors. Although it still maintains incomparable majesty, it has lost its medieval rigidity. Their heads are forked from short to long, but they are not aggressive, showing a kind of "prestige and dignity" bearing.

The palate turns from rolling to straight, and the mouth turns from deep to shallow. The giant mouth with blood on the primitive dragon has become a foraging tool to meet the needs of survival. The figure is lengthened, the beard and hair are long, all parts of the body are extremely coordinated, and the graceful figure is more charming. It marks the maturity of national character and the basic stereotype of national culture, and marks the end of a historical era. ?

People's Network-The Evolution of Dragons