Jade Bracelet Carved with Dragon Head

2019-07-05 05:09:36 source: 良渚博物院; Translation: In Zhejiang


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The Chinese always regard themselves as “the descendants of the dragon”, and this jade bracelet is engraved with the dragon head. As the image of a dragon was found merely at the sites of the earlier stage of Liangzhu Culture, it may be the sacrificial belief of certain ethnic group, who was later integrated into others.


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The Chinese always regard themselves as “the descendants of the dragon”, and this jade bracelet is engraved with the dragon head. As the image of a dragon was found merely at the sites of the earlier stage of Liangzhu Culture, it may be the sacrificial belief of certain ethnic group, who was later integrated into others.


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