Recently, a video was circulated on platforms such as Tik Tok. The video showed that there was a dragon singing in a mountainous area, and the sound was loud and thought-provoking. People gathered around, holding cell phone records. But the fact is that most of the videos circulating on the Internet are dubbed in the later stage, and the original sound is not so loud at all. The sound is "buzzing" sound, not dragons and tigers whistling.
When the local people were working in the fields, they overheard a "buzzing" sound coming from the mountains. It's not very loud, but they can hear it. The villagers reported this phenomenon to the local government. After investigation and study by experts, it was found that this sound was actually made by a bird called yellow-footed three-toed quail. Therefore, this is really not a tiger barking, let alone a dragon singing.
Dragons are mythical creatures, but they don't exist in reality.
In the zodiac, the dragon is the only creature that doesn't actually exist. Dragons occupy a lofty position in China's cultural system. During the feudal dynasty, the emperor was the real dragon emperor, symbolizing the supremacy of imperial power and being conducive to centralization. Only the royal family can wear dragon clothes, which represents a lofty position.
Up to now, the origin of the image of the dragon has not been determined, but what is certain is that the image of the dragon should come from a real creature in reality. Some people say it is a crocodile, while others say it is a snake. Dragon culture has a long history and runs through the whole Chinese civilization. As early as five or six thousand years ago, dragon-shaped jade was found in the ruins of Hongshan Culture, but its shape is very different from that of today's dragons. The dragon shape thousands of years ago was very simple. The dragon-shaped jade found in Hongshan Culture site was once called a dragon in China, but it was discovered earlier than that in Hongshan Culture. It can be seen that the origin of dragon culture has a long history.
Since the origin of dragon culture five or six thousand years ago, the image of dragon has been changing and can be divided into several periods. The dragon image before the Spring and Autumn Period can be called "classical dragon", and the dragon image in this period is basically a reptile with a ferocious and scary shape. From the Warring States to the Tang Dynasty, the image of the dragon in this period can be called "the middle dragon". The image of the dragon gradually got rid of the characteristics of reptiles. The body is streamlined, the hair begins to appear, the horns begin to diverge, and the four feet become slender and take off. Since the Song Dynasty, the dragon has completely got rid of the characteristics of reptiles, and its image is very similar to that of modern dragons. The image of the dragon in the Song Dynasty and beyond is a soaring dragon.
From the evolution of dragon image, we can see that with the change of dragon image in different dynasties, the modern dragon image is completely different from the original dragon image. If the dragon is a real creature, why has its image changed so much? From this aspect, it can be explained that the dragon is indeed a culture, and it is not a creature.
Furthermore, why the dragon can take off makes no sense in biology or physics. Why can you spray fire and water? Dragons have no wings and are huge. Under the gravity of the earth, they can't fly at all, so it's even more ridiculous to breathe fire. In nature, all living things are afraid of fire and can't hide. How can they synthesize fire by themselves?
I also saw a saying on the Internet that dragons are not creatures in our world, but creatures in parallel worlds. Occasionally time and space appear in our space and are seen by the ancients. I just want to say that this explanation is groundless and will only lead the answer to another unknown.
Dragon culture is an important part of China's 5,000-year-old traditional culture, which is reflected in all aspects of people's lives, such as dragon dancing and dragon boat racing. Dragon culture originated from the earliest tribal totem, which has lasted for thousands of years.