In addition, in all kinds of ancient and modern books or unofficial history rumors, the dragon is divided into Candle dragon, Panlong and Black Dragon. However, no matter how eloquently the ancients confirmed the existence of the real dragon, it is unbelievable for people today without seeing it with their own eyes. However, after a recent video of "Dragon Songs" in Guizhou came out, the topic of whether dragons really exist once again sparked heated discussion.
So, is the "Long Yin" that appeared at that time true?
After the "Long Yin" incident in Guizhou, relevant departments launched an investigation. Later, it was discovered that the so-called "Dragon Song" was not the roar of a real dragon, but the cry of a three-toed bird with yellow feet was "forged".
Its voice is loud, dignified and generous, which can obviously be distinguished from ordinary tigers and lions. With the spread of the video, people can't help but suspect that its voice is the roar of a real dragon. Could it be that the real dragons recorded in ancient books are real animals, not myths?
When the truth came out, the result was beyond most people's expectation. Hu and Liu, who participated in the planning of the incident, were punished by the local authorities for administrative detention on the 6th and 10 respectively. At this point, the "Long Yin" incident in Guizhou has come to an end.
So, are there any records about real dragons in history?
In fact, there are indeed records of real dragons in ancient books, but they are all described in a few words, and the authenticity is unbelievable.
Chang Qu, a historian in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once wrote a local chronicle called Huayang Guozhi. There is a record of "twenty-four years, Huanglong saw Wuyang Chishui for nine days" in the three Shu annals of Huayang National Records. In today's words, in the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 220), a Huanglong appeared in Chishui, Wuyang, and went around for nine days.
In addition, there are some records about dragons in the Book of Jin. According to legend, in April of the first year of Yonghe, there was a black dragon and a white dragon playing in the air near Longshan, and Murong Mu, the former Yan emperor, led the minister to watch from 200 paces away. Erlong left after playing, and Murong Mu was very happy. After returning to the palace, he renamed the newly-built palace and the Dragon Palace, and even built the Longxiang Buddhist Temple in Longshan.
In addition, one day in the last years of Tang Xiantong, it is said that a dragon fell in Tongcheng County. They hurried to watch and found that Qinglong died on the spot because of a throat injury. As people can see, the dragon is more than ten feet long, with double horns on its head, scales like the palm of its hand, and feet under its abdomen. It's exactly like a dragon.
Although many of these records about real dragons come from "official history", they are authoritative. However, due to the age, we really can't verify it. However, in modern times, there are indeed some rumors about dragons, and I don't know if they are true or false.
For example, in the summer of 1934, the so-called "dragon falling" incident occurred in Yingkou, Northeast China. This dragon is very weak after falling from the sky, and its shape is exactly the same as the real dragon in myths and legends. Because of leaving water, the body becomes drier and drier, and finally decays into bones.
After this incident happened, it was specially recorded by the Shengjing Times at that time, and even the keel at that time was photographed. As for whether the dragon really fell from the sky, it is really controversial and difficult to agree. Many people who saw it with their own eyes swore that it was a real dragon, while those who didn't see it were dubious.
So, how do those experts and scholars explain the record of crossing dragons in history?
Speaking of it, although the author is skeptical about the explanations of those experts, there is still a possibility for their statements. After all, no one knows what the truth is at present.
For some records about real dragons in the official history of ancient books, experts believe that it is possible that the ancients "mistaken" some animals. For example, a python or boa constrictor with a length of tens of feet appeared, and the ancients may mistake it for a "dragon".
In addition, if animals like lizards appear by the river or by the river, perhaps the ancients will mistake them for dragons. After all, compared with now, the knowledge of the ancients is generally very little. It makes sense to mistake lizards for dragons.
As for the dragon-shaped things that appear in the air, experts believe that they should be caused by rolling clouds and gases in the air. Because of the superstition of the ancients, they are generally a little ignorant. When someone sees some clouds that look like dragons, they are probably "real dragons". In this way, through word of mouth, the secular events of the dragon will naturally be recorded.
As for the dragon-stirring events in some rivers, experts explained that it should be a "wrong cognition" of natural disasters such as dragon water absorption by the ancients. In fact, there is no dragon at all, but the ancients could not compete with the power of nature, so they put it on the dragon.
In addition, regarding the 1934 Yingkou dragon falling incident, Shengjing Times published a photo of the keel. But experts explained that it was the skeleton of a whale, and the reason why two "dragon horns" appeared in the photo was because people "misplaced" the keel.
The explanations of these experts make people laugh and cry at first glance, but we really don't know what the truth is. I believe that if anyone didn't see it with his own eyes, even his best friend said he saw the real dragon, I'm afraid it's hard to believe it.
When we think about the expert's explanation of dragons in ancient books, we can always see some "flaws". As those experts said, the ancients were superstitious and ignorant, and they would identify other natural phenomena and animals as dragons. But for some emperors, don't they know what a real dragon looks like?
Of course, it is not excluded that some rulers deliberately identify it as a "dragon". Because the ancients thought that the dragon represented this auspicious feeling and was a symbol of the true dragon son of heaven. If the dragon appears under the emperor, doesn't it also represent a "feat" that others can't surpass? Maybe this is really the truth recorded by the real dragon in history.
As for whether the dragon is a real creature, according to the existing data, we can't be sure and can't verify it. Unless one day in the future, dragons can appear on everyone. Otherwise, the dragon will always be a mythical dragon, not a real dragon.
Of course, in any case, the dragon is more symbolic for China people. From this point of view, whether dragons really exist is not that important.
References:
Strange Stories, Guangya, Huayang National Records and the Book of Jin.