Beast of Long Rui, China. Xilong is synonymous with evil. In Shanghai, a university professor recently published "Abolishing the Dragon as a Symbol of China's National Discourse", and the word "dragon" became a hot topic in the evening. The main argument of teaching "Fei Long" is that in the eyes of westerners, dragon is an evil animal. Why did the legendary dragon king, which has a history of more than 1000 years, end this shame, and how did the dragon evolve into a lucky beast? Dragon was an auspicious and loyal guardian in ancient China. As early as 4000 years ago, it was called the "dragon" monster, a monster in western mythology. On the contrary,
The dragon is a lucky animal. Western dragons are synonymous with evil. In Shanghai, a professor recently announced in the university that "the dragon will be abolished as a symbol of China's national image", and now the word "dragon" has become a hot topic overnight. Professor Feilong's main argument is that dragons in the eyes of westerners have a history of 1000 years, and only legendary beasts exist. Why did the notoriety of Xilonglong, as early as the evil beast, evolve into the loyal guardian of the auspicious Xilong, an auspicious beast of ancient dragons? 4000 years ago, it was called "dragon" in western mythology. This monster is a western dragon monster. On the contrary, in the dragon, the age is much earlier. According to archaeological findings, people in China started to worship the dragon totem in the Neolithic Age 7000 years ago. Since ancient times, "Allosaurus" has often been described as an ugly and terrible, simple-minded python or lizard-like monster. The youngest black scales are invulnerable, with wedge-shaped heads and long fangs, and some have more than one head. Although it is still controversial what kind of animal the prototype Xilong is, many people think it is closely related to snakes. For example, in Norse mythology, the dragon is a huge python. It is said that Thor is going to destroy the globe after it grows all over the body. Its venom kills it instantly in contemporary China. The dragon is basically regarded as an auspicious heart with a long heart or a divine person. "The Book of Rites is also called the" four spirits "of dragon, forest, phoenix and turtle. During this period, the dragon myths and legends in western and ancient Greek mythology were the most famous. In Greek mythology, the dragon and Zeus, the giant god, are both in the shape of dragons. As mentioned above, Gaia, the goddess of the earth, fought against Uranus. They are hideous, with messy hair and beards, with a scaly tail dragging behind them. In most Greek mythology, the dragon rebels played a role, but they were even fooled by gods and heroes. In ancient Greek mythology, dragons also played another important role-loyal guardians. Hercules In Greek mythology, Zeus and his father were heroes. Hera didn't like his immortality, but Heracles had to complete the 12 terrible test. The tenth test stole the golden apple guarded by Long Ladon. Elon Ladon, the night god guarding the fruit tree, is waiting under the golden apple tree. She is very loyal and has never slept with her daughter during the day and night. Hercules struggled against him, and finally others hypnotized Ladon to kill radon and steal golden apples. In Greek mythology, golden fleece, another story of guarding Baolong. Golden fleece's hero, a sacred forest, was restored. His lover Medea prayed for the invitation of the god of sleep. Sheila, the goddess of hell, was very rich, and she was always sleepy at the dragon guards on alert. Then he continued to sprinkle magic liquid in the dragon's eyes, and in a coma, he only got golden fleece. The dragon was lucky not to be killed. The image of the Greek dragon had a far-reaching influence on the ancient Greek and western civilization in Europe. Myths and legends are carried forward, and folk stories such as Italy, Germany, Nordic countries, Britain, etc. all find the shadow of dragons. Middle Ages: Around the 2nd century A.D., the dragon became the symbol of the fallen demon of the emperor's European dragon. In Europe, the image of dragon, the incarnation of poisonous fire-breathing and bat-like wings, has undergone great changes, such as shyness, pregnancy, grotesque, greed, cunning and cruelty. With the dragon, it has a completely different appearance and image. At the same time, people in China usually think that the dragon horn is like a deer's head, its eyes are like rabbits, and its projects are like fish, snakes, phantom scales, claws like eagles, hands like tigers and ears like cows. ”。 In China mythology, dragons generally live in abyss or pure sea. If the environment is not quiet, they will fly away. Western dragons like to live in a huge cave, crater, lake or ocean, often feeding on people or animals, and like to stay in places where gold and silver treasures are stored. If anyone infringes, they will get crazy revenge. Since the Tang Dynasty, the dragon has a close relationship with the emperor, such as the real dragon emperor, the dragon cheongsam, the dragon court dragon chariot and so on. With the rise of Christianity in Europe, the Bible once again changed the image of the dragon. In the Bible of the western world, the story of Satan becomes a huge red dragon, with its tail sweeping across 65,438+0/3 stars in the sky. It has seven heads, each with a crown, and greedily devours a newborn baby. Xilong has fallen from a "miser" to the most evil demon, and is described as a representative of evil, cunning and cruelty. With the spread of Christianity and the expansion of Europeans, the dragon's notoriety as Satan spread in Europe and even around the world. In medieval Europe, the myth of killing dragons and the battle between knights and dragons were considered to represent good and evil, and many saints fought with dragons. In this myth, the most famous St. George was a Roman general who lived in the 4th century A.D. and was also a Christian. During his trip, I heard about the local Jiulong Lake. The dragon asked the local people to sacrifice themselves every day, a teenage girl, and we needed to cut off their water supply. Finally, the dragon ate a girl named St George. He only stabbed the dragon, and there was blood. Up to now, roses and bright red roses are still growing on her land to commemorate the influence of Catalonia, which still lives in St. George's in northeastern Spain, in Europe. Advocated the spiritual sacrifice of protecting the weak, facing the invaders and being fearless. Britain, the British flag is also considered as the patron saint of St. George, and it is called "St. George's Red Cross Sign" on a white background. Modern: the symbol of the dragon seal, a derogatory term for Xilongfang.