In people's minds, the dragon is a legendary sacred animal god and one of the symbols of Han culture. There are two different dragon characters in the oracle bone inscriptions: the first resembles a snake, which is confirmed by the jade dragon unearthed from the Hongshan culture 4,000 years ago, and the second, which resembles a multi-legged reptile and resembles a crocodile, supported by a reptilian dragon inscribed on Shang Dynasty bronzes.
People's worship of the dragon is mainly reflected in the fear, mystery and expectation of natural phenomena, they believe that the dragon is a god with the power of calling the wind and rain, the clouds and spreading fog, so the ancients took the dragon as a totem, and ordered the clan name and the family emblem, and then appeared with the dragon place name, water name and mountain name, and finally formed the dragon surname clan and surname. The surname dragon has a long history and is seen in ancient myths and legends. The genealogy records the continuation of the bloodline and also bears witness to the spirit of the dragon passed down from generation to generation.
In Guzhang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, the surname Long is a large surname, of which there are more than 600 villagers surnamed Long in Longbizui Village, all of whom are Miao.
Long Yuhuan, Longbizui Village, Morong Town, Guzhang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province: Our Miao village is called Morong, and Morong is a Miao language, which is a place with dragons.
Long Lingzhi, Niujiaoshan Village, Morong Town, Guzhang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province: 90% of the people in our Miao Village are surnamed Long, and the dragon represents a spirit of refusal to admit defeat and tenacity, and it is also through this spirit that we have changed from the poorest village to the current 100 million yuan village with national characteristic industries.
In Tangnan Village, Bailu Township, Jinggangshan City, Jiangxi Province, 155 of the 156 households here are surnamed Dragon, and people write dragon characters and dance dragon lanterns to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Dragon.
It is understood that from the Ming Dynasty to the present, the population with the surname Long has surged from 120,000 to 2.8 million. In Liuyang City, Hunan Province, the reporter happened to encounter the villages and towns here to revise the family tree for the third time for the population surnamed Long. From the Ming Dynasty to the present, the villagers revise it every 80 years, and there are currently more than 1,800 people in the family tree.
National history, local history, family genealogy, family genealogy carries the life clues of the family.
Long Jinwang, a villager from Da'an Village, Yong'an Town, Liuyang City, Hunan Province: The spirit of the dragon represents a spirit of tolerance, enterprising, self-confidence, and independence, which is similar to the family motto in our family tree. The family motto requires us to practice forgiveness and abstain from impermanence, that is, not to do unto others as we would have them do unto you, and to have perseverance in doing things. The spirit of the dragon and the family motto encourage and restrain us, and we hope to pass on this spirit to future generations through the cultivation of the pedigree.
Source: CCTV news client