Dragon original was a totem culture of primitive man. It is illusory form of life which is not found in nature living beings. Due to fearing of unknown, ancestor employed the imagination to create powerful creature which could help people to control the nature. Thus dragon was added various characters of biotic community by people, such as: body of snake, legs of beast, head of horse, scales of fish, and claw of eagle, and various virtues and excellent characters were centered on it: It was heroic and skilful in the battle; it was full of bright ideas; it was supposedly capable of producing rain. It possessed endless power, so it was regarded as symbol of the monarch. The image of dragon is everywhere in China. There were imperial robes with embroidered dragon and jades carved with dragon design. Because of the fanciful thought or idea, “dragon” symbolizes the Chinese nation. This totem culture in the art is also called the one of the themes of art--- the sacred realm.
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