龙、龙图腾与龙的传人——兼驳一种观点

摘要

有一种观点认为中国未曾存在过龙的图腾，说中国人是“龙的传人”是“误谈”，这是不了解龙产生的历史及龙所体现的民族精神。历史记载、考古事实等都证明，从开天辟地的盘古，到人祖伏羲、女娲，到炎帝神龙氏、黄帝轩辕氏，直至夏禹一族均为龙图腾——龙之传人；中国南北许多民族的图腾和象征都是龙。龙是中华凝聚力的象征、中华儿女大团结的象征、中华民族“和合精神”的象征。%A view holds that since there did not exist dragon totem in China, the saying that Chinese are the descendents of dragon is wrong. Those holding this view do not understand the history of dragon generation and the spirit reflected by dragon. Historical records, and archaeological facts proved that from the epoch of Pangu, to the human ancestors Fuxi, Nvwa, to the Yah Emperor＇ s dragon clan,the Yellow Emperor＇s Xuanyuan clan, and up to the Yu clan in Xia Dynasty, they all had dragon totem-descendents of dragon. Many totems or symbols of ethnics in southern and northern China are dragon. Dragon is the symbol of Chinese cohesion,of Chinese peoples＇ great unity, and of Chinese peoples＇＂spirit of harmony＂.