浅谈龙与帝王的关系

On the Relationship between the Dragon and Chinese Emperors

在中国文化中,龙有着重要的地位和影响。从新石器时代先民们对原始龙的图腾崇拜,到今天人们仍然多以带有"龙"字的成语或典故来形容生活中的美好事物。龙是中华民族的象征,是中华民族最重要的文化符号之一。中国历史上的龙具有很强的政治色彩,尤其是封建社会时期,龙的神秘性和权威被绝对化,龙一度是帝王的象征和帝王的专属物,被历代帝王作为夺取政权、树立政治权威的工具。

In Chinese culture, the dragon has important status and influence. In the Neolithic Age, ancestors has totem worship to the original dragon, and until this day, there is still morephrase or allusions with the word ＂dragon＂ to describe the beautiful things in life. The dragon is the symbol of the Chinese nation and one of the most important cultural symbols of the Chinese nation. In Chinese history, dragon has a strong political color. Especially in the feudal society period, the mystery and authority of the dragon is absolute. The dragon is the symbol and proprietary of the emperor ; therefore, it is used as tools to take the feudal monarchy and establish the authority of the feudal by successive emperors.