The Etiquette System Elements and Evolution of Dragon Images in the Pre Qin Period
The image of the Chinese dragon comes from various animals such as snakes,crocodiles,fish,lizards,salaman-ders,pigs,horses,cows,deer,tigers,bears,etc.It has become an important religious ritual tool in the Neolithic Age.During the Xia,Shang,and Western Zhou dynasties,the dragon pattern integrated various original dragon shapes and was a visual representation of the ethical construction of ritual and music.In the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period,the image of the dragon was further integrated with images such as the phoenix and tiger,presenting diversity and openness,becoming a symbolic representative of the etiquette system culture.During the pre Qin period,the dragon,as a divine beast that could communicate with heaven and earth,underwent changes in its form from the original dragon to the Kui dragon and then to the flying dragon.It condensed into a specific artistic form and cultural symbol of the etiquette system,symbolizing the development process of the etiquette system culture from singularity to diversity and inclusiveness,embodying the core cosmol-ogy of the Chinese nation,which is the unity of heaven and humanity and the harmony of yin and yang.
Pre Qin periodthe concept of dragonsimage evolutionethics of rites and musicthe culture of etiquette sys-tem
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