Eighteen ways to write dragons

Eighteen Methods of Writing Dragons were written by Wang Xizhi, Huai Su, Zhang Xu and other 18 calligraphers.

Dragon writing skills: horizontal painting should not be too long. Oblique stretching, moderate slope and length. The vertical hook naturally turns round, the hook bottom should be flat, and the skimming point should be in the right position.

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1, dragon profile:

Dragon is a magical animal in China's myths and legends, with a length of 100 scales. It is often used to symbolize auspiciousness and is one of the most representative traditional cultures of the Chinese nation. It is generally believed that the dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation, the spiritual symbol with great ability, the inheritance and symbol of excellent history and culture, the carrier of faith and the emotional bond of national unity.

The basic characteristics of the dragon image are "nine elephants": "horns like deer, head like camel, eyes like rabbits, neck like snakes, belly like dragonflies, scales like fish, claws like eagles, palms like tigers and ears like cows". It is a sacred object and a collection of many animals.

2, the historical legend of the dragon:

Since ancient times, the dragon has always been a symbol of good luck in our tradition. In fact, the dragon is not a strange animal in legend, but a star that actually passes over people's heads every day. Through the observation of the "dragon" and other stars, the Chinese ancestors completed the positioning of time and space and embarked on an uninterrupted journey of civilization for thousands of years. In order to observe the celestial phenomena, the ancients divided the stars in the equatorial region and the ecliptic region into 28 star groups, which were grouped every 7 nights.

Among them, the "Oriental Black Dragon" contains seven nights, which are connected in the shape of dragons. The black dragon's seven nights correspond to rainfall. The ancients believed that dragons were in charge of rainfall, which determined agricultural harvest, and agricultural harvest determined people's living standards. Dragon has become the most important "totem" in agricultural society.

Sima Zhen's Supplementary Biography was preceded by Fuxi's snakehead, but in the end he said that "those who have it are called dragon masters". According to "Hanshu Weishu", Fu is the first in virtue and the first among the hundred kings. Fu is a Qinglong person. Yandi Shennong takes fire as the king, red dragon; The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan takes Tude as the king and is called Huanglong.

According to the five elements, wood appeared first, not fire and earth. Similarly, Di Qing should be the first emperor in ancient times, and Qinglong is also the Yilong of the Chinese nation. Fuxi, naturally the founder of Dragon Totem, initiated the civilization of the Chinese nation.