Dragons were known as "the length of the complexion" in ancient times ("Said the Word")，The characteristics of sacred and indifferent play，At the same time, well -known and close to people。From the era of self -country stone artifacts，The image of the dragon exists，There are also many dragon shapes or local decorative elements on the bronze of the typical utensils of Shang and Zhou Dynasties。

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The earliest dragon image that can be seen today appears in the Stone Age。There were two ways to present at that time，One is a large dragon that may be used for the original sacrifice，Such as the stone pile plastic dragon、Henan Puyang Xishui slope mussel shell plastic dragon; one is a smaller jade dragon，Yulong、Dragon head pattern jade bracelets in the Liangzhou Liangzhou site of Zhejiang Province，They are limited to materials，Most individuals are petite，The body curls into a "C" shape，But the workmanship is exquisite，Beautiful shape。

Enter the Shangzhou period，Dragon image is generally seen in jade、pottery、Bronze，Bet365 app download Especially bronze wares are the most，So that some people think: "In the bronze wares，Anyone with winding body，can be attributed to dragons。""，Shaanxi Fufeng Haijia Village found a bronze climbing dragon weighing 19 kg，It is rich in bodybroken、abdomen with foot with foot、There are scales on your body、abdomen with foot with foot、Bending at the tail，All features of later generations，Explanation of Shang Zhou Bronze Dragon on the basis of prehistoric jade dragon，It has been rich，The image is fuller。

Dragon image is integrated with utensils，More common at this time。​​One is a certain component designed as a bronze ware，Raiders of the bronze 卣 bronze pot、The top cover or drool of bronze 罍 bronzes。This design is often lifted、Covered into a squat dragon，Or directly treat the dragon as a flow pipe，The liquid can flow out of the dragon mouth，It is convenient, practical, and beautiful。The other is a dragon -shaped decorative utensil。This type of dragon image is in the neck of the bronze wares of Shang and Zhou Dynasties、Shoulder or abdomen is visible，Such as the famous post -mother Wu Dading、Four Sheep Fangzun, etc., all have dragon patterns，They either chant or stretch，Bet365 app download Different attitude。Some dragon -like decorations are not very eye -catching，But the head is protruding，It can be judged that it is the dragon shape。This is similar to the prehistoric jade dragon: Maybe some characteristics are not as obvious as later generations，But "One Style Swing Dragon"，From the head, etc., it can be determined that it is not an animal in reality，but a dragon of supernatural species。

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The Chinese character structure has the saying of "six books"，Among them, "pictograph" and "metaphysics" are all related to object shape，"Pixel" is "drawing into its object"，That is, it is a word，For example、month、Fish、Bird。The word "dragon" in oracle bones，It is also an analog dragon shape，General writing """ (Edited by Guo Moruo's "Oracle Collection" 9th volume)。Similar to the dragon characters，and the common dragon pattern on bronze wares，Explain that the latest until the Shang Dynasty，Its image has been widely spread，and accept and love for people。

On the bronze wares of Shang and Zhou dynasties，You can also see the inscription with the word "dragon"。Earlier, the Shang Dynasty Zilong Ding，This tripod is now hidden in the National Museum of China，The name "Zilong" is engraved with bet365 best casino games the word "Zilong"。Among them, the "Dragon" shape is large，There is a state of movement。The Certificate of Shang Dynasty called "Zi"，"Zilong" is a noble named "Dragon"。other，In the bronze inscriptions of some commercial and Zhou dynasties，VisibleSample characters, such as Asia(Dragon) Tianzhang Dedication (Wu Zhenzheng edited the "Three Edits of the Bronze Integrated and Image Integration of Shang and Zhou")。This character and the word "dragon" in Zilong Ding，Perhaps it is the abbreviation of Oracle "Dragon" in the golden text。It is worth noting that，"Dragon" on the offering of Yalongtian 黾 is written in the word "Ya"，Work。"Asian" adds one or word，At that time, it was often indicating the logo of a certain tribe or Fang Kingdom。This is a hidden information，The tribe (Fang Kingdom) of Shang and Zhou Dynasties uses "Dragon" as a totem、"Dragon" as the clan，It shows that they have considered themselves as dragons。

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In the 1920s, I accidentally discovered、The Sanxingdui site excavated scientifically in the 1980s，Giant bronze trees due to unearthed、It is shocked at home and abroad with distinctive utensils such as people and other characteristics.bet365 Play online games 。Some scholars think，It is an example that is different from the early Bashu culture that is different from the Central Plains culture。Some scholars think，Sanxingdui civilization is not isolated，Instead, there is inextricable connection with the Central Plains civilization，Yu Ge unearthed from Sanxingdui、Jade 瑗, etc. It is similar to the unearthed objects unearthed in the Central Plains region at the same time，Its uniqueness is often the result of the intersection of Bashu culture and the Central Plains culture，It is a "artistic expression" of Central Plains culture (Wang Weiyu)。

Except for jade，The "Dragon" image commonly seen in the Central Plains region is still visible on the bronze wares of Sanxingdui。Like the image of the Central Plains Dragon in the same period，Dragon on the bronze ware of Sanxingdui may be decorated as a certain utensil、Component appears，As below the neck of the human face, there is a dragon -shaped body、Bronze Dragon Tiger Zun's shoulders are decorated with relief dragon heads; or appear as relatively independent utensils，The famous bronze dragon、Bronze Dragon Pillar Shape。In the recent restarted archeological excavation，Archaeologists harvest a bronze dragon。These dragon images are bet365 best casino games quite gaze in Bashu，But in general, there is no departure from the category of the image of the North Dragon，For example, the bronze respected，You can also see it in other areas。1957，An unearthed from Funan, Anhui, an Shang Dynasty Bronze Dragon Tiger Zun，The dragon type above is almost exactly the same as the bronze respect on Sanxingdui。Several bronze dragon heads unearthed from Samsung，Dragon's upper lip lightly，Highlights of the head and corners，It seems to be "unique"。Actually not，The word "dragon" in the armor essay in the previous article，is the shape of the lip。A business generation Bronze Ding collected by Nanjing University，Dingzu is composed of three flat -bodies，The corners of these flat dragons are also exaggerated to the upper warp，Delivery head corners。This can be seen，my country has been dragon all over the country thousands of years ago，and the same difference，Huaxia Family。

　(Author Unit: History Department of Biquan College Xiangtan University)