China, the kingdom of the dragon; Chinese, the descendant of the dragon.
Eight thousand years ago, the Xinglongwa people laid down the dragon-shaped pattern, which was destined to form the code of conduct of the dragon in the ancient Chinese ancestors, and the dragon totem had been laid. Since then, many works have the image of the dragon, the deeds of the dragon, and the supremacy of the dragon!
The Book of Changes, the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, the Zuo Zhuan, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Sutra of the Divine Mantra of Taishang Dongyuan, and so on, all have unique and wonderful descriptions of the image of the dragon. Especially with the advent of "Journey to the West", the image of the dragon is well known. Even Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica has a place in the discussion of dragons.
The dragon, in the hearts of the chinese people, is a symbol of calling the wind and rain, going to heaven into the sea, punishing evil and promoting good, and omnipotent. On festive occasions, the Chinese people will dance dragons and lions to celebrate the good year or sacrifice ancestors. The dragon is the pride of the Chinese people and the totem of the Chinese people.
Later, the dragon pattern was draped over the body of the person, and the person became the emperor. The emperor became the son of destiny, the embodiment of the dragon. The image of the dragon becomes the image of the emperor; the figure of the dragon becomes the royal privilege!
In an authoritarian society of more than two thousand years, the royal privilege has brought to the people's homes, the world, the suffering, and the shackles of feudal despotism. In the invasion of foreign relatives in modern history, a few broken ships of the Eight-Nation Alliance threw the "Lafayette" and the emperor out of Beijing. The invaders burned and plundered, but demanded the land cut by the people of the country, and after a hundred years of humiliation, the descendants of the dragon became the "sick man of East Asia" and the lamb to be slaughtered.
It was the giant who shouted "Chinese people stand up!" "The Chinese dragon, washed away the shame of a hundred years, straightened the waist plate. The United Nations is branded with the Chinese dragon!
Decades of hard work, the economic development of reform and opening up, the pattern of the dragon is draped over the body of the person. The athletes, wearing dragon-shaped robes, conquered the world, achieved impressive battle trails again and again, won glory for the country, and won the respect of the people of the world!
Gu Ailing, the winner of two gold and one silver in this Winter Olympics, said humorously in an interview with a reporter from China News Network: "I don't want to be a man, I want to be a dragon." ”
The back of her robe is embroidered with a jade dragon, and the skis are not only printed with dragons, but also written with the words "Dragon among Men". Helmets and the like are also ubiquitous in the shape of dragons. Because helmets, goggles, and masks cover the face, it is difficult for gods and immortals to distinguish between men and women. She deliberately dyed the sea, and wore a silver gray, so that people would know that she was a woman at a glance. Dressed in this way, foreign female athletes also have this makeup. All this is Gu Ailing's own design. Later, Liu Hai became a well-known "dragon whisker" on the Internet.
Shaped like a dragon, the National Snowmobile Hall was built because of the mountainous terrain, ingenious and magnificent mountains and rivers!
In this Winter Olympics, the Chinese team won nine golds and ranked third, creating the best record in history.
Wow, Chinese Dragon!
Today's China, the world's first manufacturing industry. All products bear the mark of Chinese dragon. Landing vehicle on the far side of the moon; Mars landing vehicle exploration; taking people to 10,000 meters deep-sea diving; space station astronauts to the people of the world's blessings,...... The dragon travels the world, this is the Chinese dragon! China's totem!
February 18, 2022
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