The Dragon Emerges from Qinyuan
by Yang Dong
About This Novel
The dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation; the dragon is one of the "four spirits" in ancient Chinese civilization, that is, the "dragon, phoenix, tiger and turtle"; in the cosmic system of the Five Elements of the Han Dynasty, the four spirits that symbolize the four directions of heaven and earth are: "West Green Dragon, East White Tiger, South Suzaku (ie Phoenix) and North Xuanwu (ie Divine Turtle)". The dragon has been a symbol of power since ancient times, while the phoenix is the embodiment of beauty; the dragon is likened to the god of thunder, lightning, wind and rain, which can call for wind and rain, and benefit all people; the phoenix is likened to the god of the sun, which can illuminate the earth and bring auspiciousness. Scholar Wen Yiduo said: "In the earliest sense, the dragon and the phoenix represent the two most basic units of our ancient nations - the Xia nation and the Yin nation.
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