Discussion of the"Dragon"Character in the Year of the Dragon
"Dragon"is a common cultural memory among the Chinese people.They call themselves"de-scendants of the dragon".The shape of"dragon"character mainly reflects the characteristic of a large mouth and a curved body resembling a snake in the inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells of the Shang Dynasty and inscriptions on ancient bronze objects.The creation of"dragon"character should be the imitation of early dragon statues and patterns.The kuilong pattern first appears in the early Shang culture with a huge head as its important feature.The shape of the"dragon"character in the inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells of the Shang Dynasty and inscriptions on ancient bronze objects is very similar to the kuilong pattern in the Erligang culture stage.The creation of the"dragon"character can at least be traced back to the early Shang culture.The characteristic of the giant head and snake body reflected in its character is the expression that the dragon has the functions of"divine descent"and"divine ascension".
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