The dragon, which has no such thing, has exhausted the imagination of the Chinese nation in ancient times. The most basic feature of the image of the dragon is "nine similarities", which nine animals are still controversial. Legend has it that it can show and hide, be detailed and huge, be short and be long. The vernal equinox ascends to the sky, and the autumnal equinox dives deep, calling for wind and rain.

People in China love, love and love dragons, and spread many wonderful dragon legends, among which the most shocking one is China people-descendants of dragons.

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The Three Periods of loong's Development

First, before the Spring and Autumn Period, it can be called "ancient dragon". In ancient times, dragons were mostly creeping and crawling, with crude structure and head of a snake, which maintained 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 multiple fins, or a fin, or no fin, or a foot, or both feet, or no foot ...

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

Second, from the Warring States to the Tang Dynasty, it can be called the "Middle Dragon". This is a period when the shape of the dragon has changed the most. "Zhongshilong" began to lose the characteristics of reptiles, from crawling to soaring. The dragon's posture is mostly S-shaped, which is vigorous and powerful. The morphological structure also began to become complicated, with hair and knots, and the horns began to diverge, from the original horn to antlers, and the characteristics of sheep whiskers began to stand out, sometimes showing the body of animals. And the momentum is increasing, showing a arrogant attitude.

For example, the dragon faucet on the brick of Han painting is held high, leading the neck to scream, and it has the potential to fly. It is particularly noteworthy that no matter how the dragon posture changes and the shape is different, except for the round shape, most of the middle-aged dragons struggle to hold their heads high, or they want to scream, and they have a pull-up flying trend. 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 Yi Xia culture.

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. The main characteristics of modern dragons are winding and colorful. Although they still maintain their incomparable majesty, they have lost the rigidity of the Middle Ages. Their heads are forked from short to long, but they are not offensive, and they show a kind of tolerance of "prestige and dignity".

The palate turns straight from rolling, and the mouth turns from deep to shallow. The huge mouth with blood in the original dragon has become a foraging tool to meet the needs of survival. The body is lengthened, the beard and hair are long and floating, all parts of the body are extremely coordinated, and the graceful posture is more verve. 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 loong