[HIGHLIGHTS] East-West Question · Spring Festival in the Year of the Dragon | Liu Guoxiang: Speaking of dragons in the Year of the Dragon, how did the Chinese dragon culture originate, inherit and develop?

2024 is the traditional Year of the Dragon for the Chinese nation. The dragon is the only zodiac sign that does not have a living animal among the twelve zodiac animals.

The concept of dragon worship in the Western Liaoning region originated from the Xinglongwa Culture 8,000 years ago. The earliest confirmed primitive form of a pig-headed dragon is 19.7 meters long. Fragments of dragon-patterned pottery pots were also unearthed, which means that there are signs ofDragon worship.