Dragons originated in the Neolithic Age about 8000 years ago. Out of the worship of nature and the good desire to pray for a bumper harvest, people have constructed a beast with the characteristics of horse's head, antlers, snake body, fish scales, eagle's claws and fish tail in their hearts, and given it the power to make waves. This is a dragon.
In ancient China mythology, human beings were created by Nu Wa from loess. Who created the image of Nu Wa? Generally speaking, Nuwa was first created by people who worshipped snakes as totems. What is a totem? Totem is the symbol of clan in primitive society; Totem belief is a very primitive belief. The color of the snake totem can be clearly seen in the images of Nvwa 、 Fuxi and others. Snake totem is widely distributed, mainly concentrated in the southeast and southwest of China at first; During thousands of years of continuous migration, the cultures of various ethnic groups have blended with each other, and snake totems have spread all over the country. Both Gaoshan nationality in Taiwan Province province and Li nationality in Hainan province have traces or customs of snake totem. In areas with snakes as totems, it is generally believed that "snake" is the prototype of "dragon" and "dragon" is the divine embodiment of "snake". So in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, domestic snakes are called "black dragon", "dragon" and "dragon" and so on. In Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places, some ethnic groups call themselves "dragon species", "dragon people" and "dragon households" and build snake temples to worship snake gods.
It can be seen that there is a deep historical origin between the Chinese nation and the dragon. The dragon is a symbol of China people, and the Chinese nation proudly considers itself a "descendant of the dragon".
In the ancient mythology of China, the dragon appeared frequently, and it became an epoch-making god, which helped the Yellow Emperor unify China, and made great efforts to protect Dayu and control water, benefiting thousands of people in Qian Qian, Qian Qian.
In feudal times, the dragon symbolized imperial power and divine power, and its majesty was inviolable; Today, with the rapid development of science and technology, dragons become mascots and fly into the homes of ordinary people. People dance and race dragon boats. In solve riddles on the lanterns, couplets and pictures, the dragon has become an immortal theme.
Dragon, the essence of the sun and the moon, the aura of heaven and earth, has the shape of a hundred animals, and all rivers run into the sea. In this new era, it has been given new life. It is not only a symbol of the Chinese nation, but also represents its spirit.