The Image Of The Traditional Chinese Dragon And Symbolic Significance

Among numerous Chinese traditional patterns, Dragon pattern is always one of most important. Still its status and significance is much stand out from others. Dragon pattern represent many important meanings, such as God, Imperial power, Xiang Rui and so on. But, Dragon pattern itself was built on Chinese people's imaginations. In the long process of development, Dragon pattern finally concludes "Nine Similarities" and undoubtedly forms its Creating Standard and Using Standard. However, the Prototype of Dragon pattern cannot be found in real world. In fact, Dragon pattern is only a kind of "Idealism Form". The processes of development of Dragon pattern show clearly the routes how it became a special signal. In nowadays, Dragon has become the nation common culture symbolized and the culture link of Chinese and has evoked the intense sympathy. Dragon pattern's significance accomplished its special form to be beautiful and its form in turn has also affected Chinese nation's unique esthetic eye.