The legend of Tianshui in Longcheng

Dragons originated in the Neolithic Age 8000 years ago. Out of the worship of nature and the good wish for a good harvest, people have constructed a kind of god beast with the characteristics of horse's head, antlers, snake body, fish scales, eagle's claws and fish tail in their hearts, and given it the power to make waves. This is a dragon.

In the ancient mythology of China, the dragon appeared frequently, and it became an epoch-making god, which helped the Yellow Emperor unify China, and made great efforts to protect Dayu and control water, benefiting thousands of people in Qian Qian, Qian Qian.

In feudal times, the dragon symbolized imperial power and divine power, and was an inviolable majesty. Today, with the rapid development of science and technology, the dragon has become a mascot and flies into the homes of ordinary people. People dance and race dragon boats. In riddles, couplets and pictures, dragons have become an immortal theme.

As descendants of the dragon, we should carry forward the dragon culture that has been circulated for thousands of years and carry forward a broad and boundless national spirit.

Dragon, the essence of the sun and the moon, the aura of heaven and earth, has the shape of a hundred animals, and all rivers run into the sea. In this new era, it has been given new life. It is not only a symbol of the Chinese nation, but also represents the spirit of the Chinese nation and becomes the soul of China in the new century. Why is the Chinese nation a descendant of the dragon?

In ancient China mythology, human beings were created by Nu Wa squeezing loess. Nu Wa created human beings, so who created Nu Wa herself? Generally speaking, Nuwa was first created by people who worshipped snakes as totems.

What is a totem? Totem is the symbol of clan in primitive society. Totem belief is a very primitive belief. The color of the snake totem can be clearly seen in the images of Nvwa 、 Fuxi and others. Snake totem is widely distributed, and now it is mainly concentrated in the southeast and southwest of China. During thousands of years of continuous migration, the cultures of various ethnic groups have blended with each other, and snake totems have spread all over the country. Both Gaoshan nationality in Taiwan Province province and Li nationality in Hainan province have traces or customs of snake totem. In areas with snakes as totems, it is generally believed that snakes are the prototype of dragons and dragons are the divine embodiment of snakes. So in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, domestic snakes are called Black Dragon, Tianlong and Jialong. In Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places, some ethnic groups call themselves dragon species, dragon people and dragon households. And build a snake temple to worship the snake god.

It can be seen that our Chinese nation is a descendant of the dragon and has a profound historical origin. The dragon is a symbol of China people, and the Chinese nation proudly considers itself a "descendant of the dragon".