What are you talking about now? Dragon is a totem worship made up of various animals? The speculation originated from Mr. Wen Yiduo in modern times has always been controversial. As for it? Descendants of dragons? , but also through a song to impress people.
Besides? The real dragon emperor? This title is hard to find in ancient historical materials, although the ancient emperor closely linked himself with the dragon, wearing a dragon robe and sitting on a dragon chair. There is a saying that first appeared? The real dragon emperor? This word refers to Li Zicheng written by Yao, a modern writer.
Son of heaven? This word has been around for a long time, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, right? Sacred right? (Didn't mean to say? The royal power granted by the dragon? . )
Liu Bang should be the first person to really connect the dragon with the emperor. That is the legend about his birth. A dragon lay on his mother, and then Liu Bang was born.
But even so, the later emperor only sacrificed to heaven, claiming that he was the son of heaven. Which one have they never seen? Dragon Boat Festival? Yes
So, dragons had a high position in ancient times, but not enough? Is it just me? . In addition, before the Ming dynasty, the image of dragon appeared on clothes, which was not exclusive to the royal family. In some periods, there was no dragon pattern on the emperor's clothes. In the Yuan Dynasty, ordinary people could also use the dragon pattern with three claws and four claws.
It was not until the Ming Dynasty that the folk use of dragon patterns was completely banned. In the Qing dynasty, it was a little looser, and some officials could wear embroidered robes. In fact, the dragon's claws are missing a finger and four claws, which is basically the same as the image of the dragon.
If you really think of yourself as Jackie Chan's child, can you still wear your father every day? Let others walk around in the image of their father? Should be enshrined!
Therefore, although the dragon is a symbol of imperial power, it should still come from? Yellow emperor royal dragon? That legend. In other words, the emperors regarded dragons as their exclusive means of transportation, not their father.
Having said so much in one breath, I actually want to tell you that the mythical position of the dragon was established only in modern times, and it was not so exaggerated in ancient times.
In ancient times, the dragon was a very special existence and probably belonged to a mysterious and rare animal.
Although the royal family has strengthened the connection with the dragon since Liu Bang, various historical materials and legends tell us that neither the royal family nor the common people regard the dragon as a god.
The dragon recorded in Supplement to the Year of the Tang Dynasty has a sore throat, scales on its head, horns, a mouth two feet long and a red membrane on its feet.
There are also wonderful records in "North Dream", saying that some people cultivated land, set fire to weeds and trees in the wild, and even burned a dragon. Dragonflies flew into the air and were burned alive.
It is also recorded that the dragon was killed by people, and the physical characteristics, sound and stench of the dragon are also recorded in great detail.
A god, okay? Slander? Like this? Can the emperor bear it when he sees it?
This can only show that the dragon is not a god, but a rare animal, which really may have appeared in ancient times.