Although the legends of snakes transforming into dragons and carp transforming into dragons have been circulated in the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, in fact, whether it is a carp transforming into a dragon or a snake transforming into a dragon, it is people's pursuit of beauty. Life and a kind of cultural sustenance for individuals when facing life. Of course, from the perspective of the process of transforming into a dragon, there is a big difference between a fish transforming into a dragon and a snake transforming into a dragon. There is only one difficulty for a carp to transform into a dragon. If you overcome this difficulty, you can become a dragon. However, for snakes to transform into a dragon, they have to go through one hardship after another. 01. From the perspective of the process of transforming into a dragon, the process that a snake transforms into a dragon goes through one after another.
In myths and legends, the carp transforming into a dragon is described very simply, and it is also called the carp jumping over the dragon gate. According to legend, if a carp in the Yellow River can cross the Dragon Gate, it will undergo a gorgeous transformation from a carp to a dragon. The Dragon Gate here refers to the Yellow River Gorge located in the Hejin section of Shanxi Province. Although the method of carp jumping over the dragon gate is relatively simple, compared to the large number of carp groups, the probability of the carp jumping over the dragon gate is very rare. However, the carp jumping over the dragon gate will not affect life. If the attempt fails, , as long as you are still alive in this world, you can try the next jump.
Unlike fish and carp jumping over the dragon gate, snake transforming into a dragon can be said to be life and death in one step. In the process of transforming into a dragon, if any step fails, then all the previous accumulation can be said to be in vain. In people's plan for a snake to transform into a dragon, the snake to transform into a dragon has to go through several major processes: from a snake to a dragon, from a dragon to a horned dragon, from a horned dragon to a dragon, and from a dragon to a dragon. . This is a very long process, and it is a process of life and death in one step. In this process, any wrong step or death at any step will cause irreparable damage to the front. 02. Different levels of difficulty will naturally lead to different statuses.
From the perspective of the difficulty and hardship of transforming into a dragon, the difficulty of transforming a snake into a dragon is much higher than that of a carp transforming into a dragon. Therefore, the final achievements between the two are very different. Although it is easier for a carp to transform into a dragon than for a snake to transform into a dragon, this also limits its development. Often, the carp becomes a dragon after transforming into a dragon. There is no room for promotion, but the snake is different. It can improve itself to the next level step by step through practice.
In fact, in ancient society, people also attached very vivid practical significance to the carp turning into a dragon and the snake turning into a dragon. People vividly compared the carp leaping over the dragon gate to the golden list of ancient students, and for snakes Hualong refers to the student's exploration step by step in the officialdom after being named on the gold list, or in his or her career in life.
Therefore, generally speaking, people tend to believe that the process of turning a snake into a dragon is more difficult, and at the same time, the final result has a higher status. Even after the carp transforms into a dragon, the dragon it transforms into is a lower-level dragon.