According to ancient records, the Yellow Emperor was Longxiang, and he also brought dozens of people. We can see that the dragon was probably a means of transportation at that time. In 1800 BC, that is, the legendary Xia Dynasty, a figure appeared. Liu Lei (Kun) was the eighteenth ancestor of Liu in ancient times. Many friends surnamed Liu may see "Yulongtang" if they look at the hall number of their clan. Liu Kun is the father of Liu in Yulongtang, and he studied under the "Dragon Family Father".
Later, he helped Kong Jia, the Xia emperor, raise dragons, and was named "Royal Dragon Family". Later, Liu Jian raised a dead dragon and made it into a meat soup and gave it to Emperor Kong Jia. Kong Jia thought it was delicious, so he asked Liu Jian to do it again. Liu Jian ran away for fear of the exposure of the death of Long. At that time, dragons were just creatures in captivity, and they might even be made into dishes. ...
In the Shang Dynasty, that is, in the period of Zhou Wang, dragons had no sense of existence. At that time, the totem of business belief was a mysterious bird, which was a symbol of the country ... That is to say, in the long years, the dragon may still be waiting as a dish occasionally ... You expect Zhou Wang to be protected by a dish, because you are afraid that da ji will not have enough to eat. ...
By the Zhou dynasty, the status of dragons had risen a little, and they began to appear in various clothes, but tigers, chickens and monkeys also appeared on clothes at that time ... so their status was still very general at that time.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, dragons had a high status and began to appear in many ancient books, especially in Shan Hai Jing. Dragons are the mounts of many gods ... Yes, they are mounts, but at least they are the mounts of the gods, such as Zhu Rong in the south, with animal faces and people riding two dragons. Ying Long (Ying Long has wings) is in the Antarctic, killing Chiyou and Kuafu. It makes me feel like a god beast.
In the Han Dynasty, because of the low status of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, he began to make gods, saying that his mother gave birth to him with dragons, and he was the only thrill of the reincarnation of dragons. During this period, in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, dragons began to be called "four spirits" with phoenix, turtle and unicorn, and became the top beasts. But at that time, the status of the phoenix should be higher than that of the dragon ... The image of the dragon is slowly changing, and the image of the dragon we see now appeared in the Song Dynasty.
During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the emperor began to monopolize the image of the dragon, and the people were not allowed to wear dragon clothes and cloth. Around this time, you can say that the emperor has a real dragon to protect himself ... before that, it felt like swearing. ...
In the Qing Dynasty, the image of the dragon reached its peak, embroidered with the national flag at that time, and became a national symbol.