ID 原文 译文
441 头、嘴、身、尾 head, mouth, body, tail
442 高15cm 15cm in height
443 宽10.2cm 10.2cm in width
444 玉猪龙高15厘米、宽10.2厘米、厚3.8厘米。 The jade pig-shaped dragon is 15cm in height, 10.2cm in width, and 3.8cm in thickness.
445 由岫岩软玉雕刻而成,通体呈鸡骨白色,带黄色土沁。 It is carved out of Xiuyan nephrite, in the color of chicken born, and tinted yellowish by soil seep.
446 玉猪龙是社会地位、等级、权力的象征,是按照一定规格制成的原始“礼器"。 The jade pig-shaped dragon is a symbol of social status, hierarchy, and power. It is a ritual artefact made according to specific standards.
447 龙,是中华民族的象征。 Dragons are the symbol of the Chinese nation.
448 华夏祖先为什么会崇拜龙,中国的龙文化又从何而来? Why did the Chinese ancestors worship dragons? Where did China’s dragon culture stem from?
449 1984年,考古工作者在位于辽宁省朝阳市建平县和凌源市交界处的牛河梁遗址第二地点4号墓主人的胸前,发现一块造型独特的玉。 In 1984, archaeologists found a uniquely shaped jade on the chest of the tomb owner in Tomb No. 4, Spot 2 of Niuheliang Archaeological Site on the border between Jianping County of Chaoyang City and Lingyuan City.
450 它宽头大耳、吻部前凸似猪,身体蜷曲若龙,被称作“玉猪龙”。 It had a broad head, big ears, a protruding mouth like that of a pig, and a dragon-like coiling body. It was thus named “jade pig-shaped dragon”