The Dragon Emperor, the Heaven Emperor, also called the Jade Emperor, is said to be the embodiment of the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese nation. In historical records. In the book "Hechan", it is recorded that the Yellow Emperor and ordinary people dug a copper mine in Shoushan, cast the mined copper into a big bronze tripod and placed it at the foot of Jingshan Mountain. When casting a bronze tripod, a dragon lowered his beard to welcome the Yellow Emperor to heaven. The Yellow Emperor rode on the dragon's back, and ministers, wives and children climbed up one after another, with more than 70 people each. At this time, the dragon ascended to heaven, and the other ministers could not squeeze in, holding the dragon's beard one by one. The dragon beard meat was broken because of its heavy weight, and the bow carried by the Yellow Emperor was also pulled down, so the courtiers had to hold the dragon beard meat and bow and wail. After the Yellow Emperor ascended to heaven, he became the Emperor of Heaven.
In historical records. The official book also says: "Xuanyuan (Yellow Emperor's name is Xuanyuan), Huanglong style". Simply put, the Yellow Emperor is the embodiment of Huanglong. Huanglong is the dragon emperor, and the five elements belong to the earth and are in the middle. It is the dragon head and heavenly teacher in Taoist religious view. It is also mentioned in the Han dynasty classics: "Huanglong people are the length of the quartet, the positive color of the quartet, and the essence of the gods. It can be huge, it can be detailed, it can be quiet, it can be bright, it can be short, it can be long, it suddenly exists, and it suddenly dies. Wang has no filter in fishing. If he goes to the abyss, he should swim in the pool harmoniously. " , illustrates the image of Huanglong.
The legendary dragon
The ancients regarded the dragon as sacred, sacred and changeable. They can be thin and big, short and long. They can go deep into the water and soar in the sky. There are legends about dragons in almost every book in China's ancient classic works, and there are countless legends and myths about dragons. The Book of Changes and other classic works have made a complete and systematic exposition of the dragon and given it philosophical significance. In the eight diagrams, dragons are used to illustrate the dry divination, which is also the first divination in the Book of Changes.
In addition, legends and myths of dragons have appeared in all previous dynasties, and many places named after the word "dragon" also have legends of dragons. In the era of the Yellow Emperor, there was a legend that Lapras ascended to heaven and Ying Long helped the Yellow Emperor defeat Chiyou. Yu Xia water conservancy, legend has it that a dragon draws a river with its tail to divert the flood; Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty, is said to have been born after his mother dreamed of mating with the red dragon. From many stories and legends, we can see that people tend to concentrate all kinds of virtues and excellent qualities on dragons. Legend has it that the tradition of frying corn on the second day of February every year is to commemorate Yi Long's breaking the dogma to solve the human drought. Legend has it that Yulong was imprisoned by the Jade Emperor because he couldn't bear the people to suffer from drought, and made a rule that only golden beans would be released when they were in bloom. People get together to fry corn because they appreciate Yulong's kindness. Because it looks like golden beans in full bloom, the responsible Taibai Venus made a mistake and released Yulong. The tradition of frying corn on the second day of February every year has also been preserved.
Of course, there are just dragons in the legend as good, and naturally there will be evil dragons as evil. With the opening of people's wisdom and the introduction of Buddhist beliefs, the image of the dragon king has changed among the people. As one of the Taoist traditions, the dragon king has also begun to play the role of villain. In many places named after the word "dragon" in China, there are also legends of dragons, among which there are many stories of dragons raging. Just like Heilongjiang, it is said that there was a white dragon disaster before. Later, in a village by the river, a family gave birth to a black dragon. It turned out that the black dragon came to help drive away the white dragon, and the villagers supported it according to its instructions. Finally, the white dragon was removed, and people named the river Heilongjiang to commemorate the black dragon. There is a Wolong Lake in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, and there is a milky yellow Liang Shi at the bottom of the lake, which is said to be the embodiment of the White Dragon. There are two big rivers near Jiuzhaigou. One is called Heishui River. It is said that there used to be a big black dragon here. A white dragon lives in the Bailong River. Legend has it that the Black Dragon sucked up the water in Jiuzhaigou because he was jealous of the scenery there. When Xiaobailong knew it, he sprayed the water from Bailong River to Jiuzhaigou and restored its beauty. When the black dragon knew about it, he fought fiercely with the white dragon. When defeated, the black dragon poisoned the plan and the little white dragon was forced to flee to a lake in Jiuzhaigou. The black dragon alarmed the whereabouts of the white dragon hidden by Wanshan God, and was finally imprisoned by Wanshan God, unable to do evil again. In recognition of it, Wanshan God gave Bailong a set of golden armor, which is the origin of the legend of Wolong Lake.