The Legend of Shanghai Elevated Dragon Column

This is a very famous urban legend. How real is it? Tell you the story I know. ...

In the 1990s, in order to completely change the traffic congestion in the urban area, Shanghai planned to build a viaduct running through the southeast and northwest, and the Shanghai municipal government also wanted to make Shanghai a first-class metropolis. However, what I didn't expect at that time was that the project reached the key point, that is, the intersection of the east-west north-south viaduct, but the main column foundation pile as a support could not be driven down. At that time, the staff of the project conducted many geological explorations, and the land had no special geological conditions. At that time, many technicians were mobilized to try again and again, but the pile could not be driven down, so there was no way to stop the project. At this time, there is a saying that is circulated privately. Everyone says that there will be problems with Feng Shui. Shall we invite Mr. Feng Shui or Taoist? So this story reached the ears of an expert, who was very angry. This is simply an insult to us. Today, with the development of science and technology, we humans can even reach the moon. Now, when you encounter some engineering problems, you should pray to God and Buddha. Didn't you tell me to bow to feudal superstition? So I invited technical experts from all over the country to get together again and make suggestions. This pile must be shot down. However, after many attempts by experts from various countries, they still can't get in, and some barely meet the requirements of the project, so the problem is very serious. How can we solve it? If this main column can't be built, there will be no way to connect the east, west, north and south viaducts, and the project can't be completed. In desperation, the person in charge of this project went to a temple in Shanghai to find a monk. When the monk arrived at the construction site, he observed it carefully, closed his eyes for a long time, and then said, "There is an earthworm under here, and the big steel drill just drills on the dragon's back, but it can't get in." Hearing this, the person in charge was anxious and asked if there was any good way. Seeing the monk's hands folded, he said, "The only way is to scare away the earthworms." When the person in charge saw a way, he asked the monk for help. At first, the monk refused to say that the consequences were serious, but he couldn't control his words. For the development of Shanghai, the monk agreed, and after burning incense and praying, he made a ceremony for seven days and seven nights. It is said that this seven-day and seven-night French style was personally connected by the monk and the person in charge, and others didn't know the content at all. It's best to scare away the earthworm successfully. The monk also told him that he could continue piling at a certain time on a certain day, so the construction team actually drove into the pile according to the time the monk said, and the elevated connection between the southeast and northwest was established effortlessly. The person in charge happily thanked the monk with a gift, but the monk said with a haggard face, "I have violated the dogma and am going to die soon." The monk hoped that after his death, he would carve a dragon pattern on the big pillar, which might save some losses, so the person in charge did so. So we can see that the pillars are decorated with dragon-shaped patterns, which are called dragon pillars locally. There are also two sayings about the dragon column, saying that it is respect for the monks who helped pile successfully, saying that we are all descendants of the dragon, and it is also auspicious to install the dragon pattern.

? There is a dragon column in Shanghai. We have seen all zodiac animals except dragons, and our ancestors would not have invented such a creature out of thin air. Is there really a dragon in this world?