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Topic started on 27-2-2004 @ 11:24 AM by dreamrebel


Chinese archaeologists claim they have discovered material evidence explaining the belief that "Chinese people are descended from the dragon," an old saying that dates back thousands of years. Their conclusion was based on the research results of many jade dragons unearthed at Niuheliang, a site of the Hongshan Culture dating back 5,500 to 6,000 years, in the northeastern province of Liaoning, said Guo Dashun, a leading member of the Archaeology Society of China, yesterday. Located between the counties of Jianping and Lingyuan, the Niuheliang ruins cover 50 square kilometers and have yielded such relics as prehistoric pottery and jade ware. Discoveries of the head of a "goddess of Hongshan" and an ancient kingdom ruins which consisted of altars, temples and tombs startled the world in 1984. But what attracted the interest of archaeologists most were three jade dragons. Guo said the dragon looked the same as the two jade dragons unearthed at the same area in 1984 and their shape was exactly like the pictographic character "long" (dragon) used in ancient China.

The Liaohe River runs through northeastern provinces of Liaoning and Jilin, the eastern part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northern Hebei Province and is regarded as one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. Guo said the jade dragons unearthed in the region showed the dragon worshipped by Chinese people was a combination of several animals, with its original shape coming from pig, deer, bear and bird. It comes into the final shape through long-term artistic processing. This evolutionary process is closely linked to the origin and development of Chinese civilization, Guo said. Enditem

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reply posted on 15-10-2007 @ 07:50 PM by jimbo999
Originally posted by Jaypeth
There is no doubt that dragons existed along side human. their presence is recorded throughout ancient history.. after all we have dinosaur bones, whole massive beastly skeletons. and that is all we have we just make up what the dinosaur looked like, what it ate, and how it died.... why not stop speculating and just read the Lore of the past,, after all it is a written account of people actualy comming in contact with them. the chineese culture is deeply indulgent in dragon lore, it is more likely that dragons where earth bound dinosaurs, rather than flying 20 ton beasts. and people are always going to exagerate. so im sure that the acctual beast crossed over into myth and lore, and were slowly killed off for food or some other resourse. we are good at makin things go extinct, the Buffalo narrowly escaped, and if it did all there would be are some small bone carvings made by Indians, and some far out Indian tales of how huge and scary they were.


Well there are plenty of buffalo hides - not to mention photos of them from that era too.

The article claims the chinese scientists believe the chinese Dragon was simply an amalgamation of three common animals, which developed over many centuries into what it is today. Is that possible? Yes, of course. But it's also possible that real live dinosaurs were the original inspiration too. There are far too many drawings and carvings from all over the world - many of them ancient, that depict dinosaurs... It's an interesting mystery.

Jimbo


reply posted on 15-10-2007 @ 08:48 PM by uberarcanist
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I don't know if I would be mentioning the Ica Stones if I were you...most regard those as a long-exposed hoax.

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reply posted on 15-10-2007 @ 09:05 PM by uberarcanist
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Is it really from racial/genetic memory that legends of these beasts spring, or is it merely from fossils? Think about it, China has some of the world's richest fossil beds, it's not inconceivable that some ancient Chinese could have found these fossils and made legends about these strange, enormous creatures that died long ago.


reply posted on 16-10-2007 @ 02:28 AM by C.C.Benjamin
Originally posted by uberarcanist
reply to post by Nohup


Is it really from racial/genetic memory that legends of these beasts spring, or is it merely from fossils? Think about it, China has some of the world's richest fossil beds, it's not inconceivable that some ancient Chinese could have found these fossils and made legends about these strange, enormous creatures that died long ago.



I think we have a winner. Imaging going from your mud hut down to the water to find yourself staring at a skull akin to a T-Rex (whatever the chinese version of it was). What would you think?
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