二里头遗址考古所见的鱼形龙纹浅识

Some Thoughts on the Fish- Shaped Dragon Pattern Found at the Erlitou Site

夏代都城二里头遗址考古所见的鱼形龙纹,是一幅由多种生灵的形体交糅而成的鳗鱼状神龙图案。此神龙当为古言之应龙;应龙曾以尾指引大禹治水。鱼形龙纹当是一幅华夏先民合力治水的神奇画面,是一首诸多部族交融共体的时代诗篇,是古代社会步入广域王国的重要标识。

The fish-shaped dragon pattern found at the Erlitou site depicts a dragon like an eel,and it should be the Yinglong dragon mentioned in ancient texts,which guided Yu the Great,tamed the flood with its tail.The pattern reflects the ancient people taming the flood and national amalgamation.It is an important symbol of the emergence of a wide-area kingdom in ancient China.