What does the black dragon in China mythology represent?

1, Dragon of the North.

Warring States period? Mozi's Return to Righteousness says: "The emperor killed the blue dragon in the east, the red dragon in the south and Bingding, the white dragon in the west and Geng Xin, and the black dragon in the north and Gui Ren."

Interpretation: "Emperor Tiandi asked Party A and Party B to kill Qinglong in the east, Ding Bing to kill Red Dragon in the south, Geng Xin to kill White Dragon in the west and Gui Ren to kill Black Dragon in the north."

2. monsters in the water.

Western Han Dynasty? Liu An's "Huainanzi Lan Mingxun" said: "So Nu Wa refined five-color stones to make up the sky, breaking Ao Bai was enough to set up four poles, killing the black dragon to help Jizhou, and accumulating reed ash to stop lewd water."

Note: "In this case, Nu Wa refined five-color stones to repair the leaking sky, and cut off the feet of the big turtle, so that the sky would not collapse and would no longer adhere to the earth. Kill the black dragon and save the people in the Central Plains. By accumulating plant ash, it will suck up and stop the flood of water. "

3. Auspicious.

Western Han Dynasty? Sima Qian's Historical Records and the Book of Closed Meridian said: "Qin Wengong used to hunt and got the black dragon, which is the virtue of water."

Note: "Qin Wengong once went out hunting and caught the black dragon, which was the auspicious sign of Shuide."

4. the evil beast that caused the river to skyrocket.

Tang Yangjiong's Tombstone of Commander Tang said: "The emperor was ordered to kill the black dragon and set the water level; Han Zu took the opportunity to kill the white snake and fired. "

Note: "Nu Wa was ordered to kill the Black Dragon to prevent the water level from rising; Emperor gaozu secretly killed the white snake to open the emperor's fate. "

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The legend of the black dragon:

In ancient times, there was a mountain. To the east of the mountain, there is a village called Li. There lived a strong young man who lived by firewood and farming. He is tired day after day, and all the year round, he is still short of clothes and food. He had to fish in the river and hunt in the mountains in the cold winter to make a living.

There is a big river to the north of the village. This river is like ice and snow, so it is called the White River. There is a long-entrenched white dragon in the river. The river is rolling, the waves are hundreds of feet high, and the world is not allowed to get close. It rains from time to time, and the snow and ice are blowing violently, flooding villages and fields, killing people, plundering people's property and causing untold suffering. Life is like a year.

The Dragon King of the East China Sea has a little girl who cares about the people and often travels around the world to observe the people's feelings. The people of Li Zhuang are suffering. She is unforgettable. One day, she became a beautiful village girl and lied that she was homeless and helpless here. She begged the Li family to take her in, and all shall be well, and tide over the difficulties together. After much deliberation, the Li family finally agreed to her request.

With the help of the little dragon girl, the young man ushered in the golden autumn harvest through hard work, and gave birth to a chubby boy with a small tail and scales, and named him Black Dragon. The black dragon ate too much and lacked breast milk, so the little dragon girl had to fill her hunger with corn paste. Black dragon is very good since he was a child. He takes care of his parents, doesn't cry or make trouble, waits for his parents at home, and never harms his neighbors.

The black dragon's body grows very fast, and it can grow a foot every day. Soon, it became a big child, who could go to the fields to catch insects, weed, water and harvest.

One year, Bailong was furious, increased the offerings from the people, and shouted: If you don't accept them, you will slaughter hundreds of villages and leave nothing behind. At this time, the black dragon has reached adulthood, and through painstaking cultivation, his mana is increasing day by day. Can go to heaven and enter the earth, command the gods, get rid of demons, and keep one side safe.

Under the influence of the white dragon, people on both sides of the strait were filled with indignation. They were afraid that they were understaffed and could not defeat the evil dragon, so they asked the black dragon to lead the people against the enemy. Although the black dragon is younger than the white dragon, he is kind, brave and not afraid of sacrifice. He immediately decided to fight the white dragon.

When people heard that the black dragon was going to fight the white dragon, they were encouraged. They all asked to go to war, work together and die together. The black dragon had to agree and tell them how to help. After some preparation, everything was ready, and the black dragon took water from the river to challenge the white dragon. After that, the river dried up, and later people called it the dry river (located in Zhaoxing Town, Luobei County).

When the black dragon meets the white dragon, first persuade him that we are dragons and the people are our roots. It is our duty to care for the people, benefit the whole life, let Bailong abandon evil and do good, and ensure local peace. The white dragon didn't listen, but it was rude and called the black dragon meddling.

Lovers, the two dragons used their magical powers to fight each other, and the river was rolling, unstoppable and dark. After a while, the white dragon took the lead, and white waves appeared on the river. People on both sides of Baishui River threw prepared stones, lime, sticks and so on. Entering the water and hitting the white dragon, the white dragon had to dive into the deep water.

But when the lime sank to the bottom of the water and began to mature, the heat generated immediately boiled the river water, so that the white dragon was disarmed and peeled, and the water gave off heat. The lime face attacked and killed the white dragon's eyes. After a while, the black dragon took the lead and the river turned into a black wave. People threw steamed bread, corn, soybeans and herbs into the water, and the black dragon took the opportunity to have a hearty meal. It can also heal wounds, invigorate qi and nourish blood, recuperate spirit and restore physical strength.

In this way, the two dragons struggled for seven days and seven nights. The black dragon becomes more and more brave and takes advantage of the fatigue of the white dragon. He dug the white dragon's eyes with his claws. White dragon immediately bleed profusely, let out a cry and fled the river.

From then on, this river became the residence of the Black Dragon, and the river turned from white to black, so it was once called black water, and later changed to Heilongjiang.

Because of its merits, the Black Dragon was acclaimed as the King of the Black Dragon by all the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the Black Dragon Temple was built on the famous mountain island to commend the achievements of the Black Dragon in defeating the White Dragon, to provide shelter for the Black Dragon when observing the people's feelings, and to provide places for the people to thank the Black Dragon and pray.