中国人相信自己是龙的传人。中国的龙不是恶魔,是仙。中国人对龙的图腾崇拜至少可以追溯到距今5500年前的红山文化时期。中国历代的绘画、雕刻以及建筑都有龙的痕迹。古代中国皇帝们都称自己为真龙天子。如果什么文化可以代表中国人,那一定是龙。 什么是龙? 东汉学者王符认为,龙是一种集合了兔眼、鹿角、牛嘴、驼头、蜃腹、虎掌、鹰爪、魚鳞、蛇身而虚拟出来的动物。参见图一。 图一:龙与组成龙的动物元素 中国民间有一个传说:龙是鲤鱼变化而来的。黄河的鲤鱼如果跳过禹门口瀑布—即“龙门”就会变化成真正的龙。为了这个目标,鲤鱼们会逆流而上,克服种种磨难,不断尝试直到成为龙为止。 图二:鲤鱼跳龙门 中国的龙文化反映出中国人具有包容与进取的特点。他们包容各种文化并优化集成为更强大的文化。他们愿意为了理想不断进取,哪怕眼前困难重重。希望世界各国的同学们能和你们的中国“龙”同学成为好朋友。 黄普希 建筑与土木工程系 English version: Chinese people, the descendants of the Loong Chinese people believe that they are descendants of the Loong. The Chinese Loong is the celestial being rather than the
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