How to connect Longfeng with the Yellow River culture?

Generally speaking, the dragon is a totem in the north, while the phoenix is prevalent in the Yangtze River basin.

The silk painting of Mawangdui in Changsha depicts a woman and Suzaku.

Dragons are everywhere in the north. For example, the earliest statues of Shennvwa and Fuxi are two snake-faced men and women.

With the unification of Qin and Han dynasties, dragon and phoenix patterns gradually merged. Because for a long time, every dynasty before the Southern Song Dynasty had its capital on the Yellow River. For example, Xianyang, Luoyang, Chang 'an and Kaifeng are basically in the Yellow River Basin.

So the auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes were born. Dragons represent powerful men, while Suzaku, or Phoenix, represents women.