Origin and meaning of Dragon in ancient Chinese history ! by kishore1988

cn · @kishore1988 · May 9 '18

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Origin and meaning of Dragon in ancient Chinese history !

Hi Steemitians,

Dragons are considered as heavenly creatures which rescues man kind in China.They are part of culture,history and China is famously called Dragon Country.Here some old art crafts found in china which symbolizes great culture and history of great China

a.This is an Early Neolithic jade carving of a fish

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUvSQn56FeYf2qnQrQqd1nqjRgoq4d4Uf98WC5DAYuPks/image.png)

b.Typical middle Neolithic "Pig" dragon carved from jade

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZn8jExtTRuV96DRZEkzNuSE7Z1B2khVBtahdofpFh7JZ/image.png)

c.Another view of a "Pig" dragon showing the "crests" that are typical of this form.

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWSXMy3aHR7TG2cMD3DShxjh85WaL3CdwStnJmM4uiYcC/image.png)

d.Shang Dynasty elaboration of the "Pig" dragon

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQk3T5nu1v5bE9e3xun61KXKNKc7fycmjeZnRS5DPyDB3/image.png)

e.Typical Middle Neolithic J-shaped dragon.

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQKHCFChLjiWCGwRBa2bdefnACbahF3ncEGejcq5c3ASP/image.png)

f.Early Eastern Zhou jade dragon. This is one way in which the J-shaped dragon quickly becomes elaborated.

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdLGmUpunx5UeRQUTVfawMM7Y9gzZsELKzhWir8fwotxB/image.png)

g.An Eastern Zhou example showing another way in which the J-shaped dragon is elaborated during the Bronze Age.

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmW4m9SFKFDWMzYq3bPGYFbUWrKamWYR1KB6so1stmsATe/image.png)

h.Yet another Eastern Zhou version.

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNvcH8Akir6h4VgmzR17XbkfhKc14oxHznWfYdSeettnC/image.png)

For more details please visit

http://www.chaz.org/Arch/China/Dragons/Dragons.html

Images Courtesy:http://www.chaz.org

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