What does Hongshan Yulong culture mean?

Mr. Yang, I want to briefly talk about Jade Pig Dragon, which is a very common one in Hongshan Yulong culture. I believe everyone will be curious about two questions:

1. Why did Hongshan Yulong adopt the prototype of pig?

Why use pigs instead of other animals? The reason is very simple, because the ancestors of Hongshan Culture, from hunting wild boar to domesticating pigs, were obviously most familiar with pigs, so they expressed their worship of dragons in the shape of pigs.

So are these jade pig dragons pigs? The answer is yes. As far as we know, there are more than 20 Jade Pig Dragons in Hongshan Culture, and their overall shapes are surprisingly consistent except for a few details.

Especially in the snout of Junxinglong, the mouth is very big, and there are many furrowed folds on the mouth without exception, which is undoubtedly the most typical feature of the pig mouth.

2. What does Jade Pig Dragon mean?

To solve this problem, we need to pay attention to the unearthed environment of Yulong. Such as Niuheliang No.1 Jishi Tomb No.4, the owner of the tomb is an adult male, with a horseshoe-shaped jade hoop on the back of the skull and two jade pig dragons on the back of the chest.

Although there are few jades buried in this tomb, courtesy and high standards seem to indicate that the deceased should have been a primitive wizard with the ability to contact the gods and a prominent position before his death!

Yulong is also a dragon, which is recorded in Shuo Wen Jie Zi:

Say:? Dragon, seeking drought and jade, Long Wen, Sheng? In other words, this dragon-shaped jade is used to pray for rain and drought resistance, so who will pray for rain? Naturally, he is a wizard in the tribe. As for pigs, they were also considered in ancient times? Aquatic animals? , such as:

(Mao Chuan) Jian Zheng:? Tappi's performance water? ; Zheng Zhuyue:? Hey, aquatic animals? Therefore, in the sacrificial activities such as praying for heaven and rain, it will naturally be chosen as a token of communication between man and god.

Therefore, Yulong combined with pigs to become Jade Pig Dragon. This picture can be compared with the true and false jade pig dragon. Please look carefully.