It has been more than 8,000 years since the birth of the Chinese dragon. The ancestor of humanity, Fuxi, the human head and the dragon body, or the dragon is the totem of the ancient tribes; the dragon and the lin, the phoenix, and the turtle are called the four spirits, and the twenty-eight nights have the oriental dragon and the seven nights, or the dragon comes from the stars; the twelve animals and the genus of the earth dominate, so there are 12 zodiac signs, and the dragon is the only beast. After the Qin and Han dynasties, the dragon and the imperial power were bonded, and the influence of dragon culture spread throughout the fields of religion and philosophy, rules and regulations, literature and art, social and folk customs, and the dragon became the symbol of the Chinese nation, and the descendants of Yan and Huang were the descendants of the dragon. Open the dictionary, there are many idioms related to "dragon" with auspicious meanings: the dragon is alive and the tiger is alive, the dragon is soaring and the tiger is leaping, the dragon and the horse are spiritual, the dragon and the phoenix are auspicious, and the son is expected to be a dragon. Today, I will take you into the National Library to understand the infinite charm of dragons from the "Dragon Yin Scholarly Fragrance - Jiachen New Year Exhibition".
The exhibition is divided into five units: "The Dragon's Character", "The Dragon's Appearance", "The Dragon's Almanac", "The Dragon Among People" and "The Dragon in the Classics", which vividly and comprehensively introduces the evolution of the word "Dragon" from oracle bone inscriptions, golden inscriptions, small seals, official scripts to regular scripts, cultural relics related to dragons, dragon calendars, historical celebrities born in the Year of the Dragon, as well as dragons recorded in classics such as "Zhou Yi", "Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Chu Ci" and "Historical Records", and introduces in detail the "dragon" as a symbol of the Chinese nation It shows the diverse images of the dragon in different periods and different utensils, highlights the beautiful meaning, spiritual heritage and cultural connotation of the dragon as a symbol of the Chinese nation, creates a strong Spring Festival atmosphere, promotes the traditional Chinese festival culture, enhances the cohesion of the Chinese nation, and also adds a touch of scholarly fragrance to the Year of the Dragon.
Through the exhibition, we can learn about the dragon from the ancient totem, ancient stars, gods and people's mounts, Dragon Boat Festival customs, to the Han Dynasty stereotyped as the incarnation of the emperor, the Song and Yuan dynasties, to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the flag and seal palaces, the use of public service instruments, the emperor's royal use, strict regulations. The dragon is located in the nine-fold palace, and is also active in the daily life of the people, integrated into literature, art and national feelings, and is almost ubiquitous. In the 40s of the 20th century, the famous scholar Wen Yiduo's "Fuxikao" believed that the dragon evolved from an imperial symbol to a symbol of every Chinese, and condensed the soul of the Chinese people during the War of Resistance to Save the Empire; at the end of the 70s, a song "Descendants of the Dragon" spread throughout the global Chinese circle, singing the common voice of the descendants of Yan and Huang in the new era of reform and opening up: "There was a group of people in the ancient East, and they were all descendants of the dragon. ”
The Year of the Dragon is coming, I wish my friends a prosperous Year of the Dragon!