In ancient times, people danced to worship the gods, and it was common to sacrifice the firstborn!

The Oracle Art Museum is located in West Lake Yintai, and is the first oracle-themed art museum in Hangzhou. The opening exhibition "Shun Si Wu Ta" unlocks more possibilities for oracle bone script, which is truly unique. In oracle bone script, the snake is "it" or "insect." From the evolution of the dragon pattern on bronze ware, Nanjing calls crocodiles "pig dragons," suggesting that dragons may be a fusion of snakes and crocodiles. From the vine book installation like a snake entering the grass, to the calligraphy of Lu You, Li Bai, Huai Su, and others, "the rustling snake is startled again," there is also a figurative expression! The Yuan Dynasty legendary "water conservancy expert" Ren Renfa's painting of a cloth bag monk watching a snake echoes the oracle bone script of the snake. In ancient times, people danced to worship the gods, to drive away ghosts and entertain the gods, and to ward off evil spirits and epidemics. The dancers were shamans, who were in charge of religious rituals and communicated with heaven and earth. Qu Yuan wrote the poem "Nine Songs" based on the blessings and grand occasions of the Chu shamans' sacrificial songs and dances. "Dance without disaster" means praying for no disasters in the sacrificial dance. Shaman dances were indispensable in major activities such as sacrifices, praying for rain, and going to war, and later developed into the Nuo dance, which combined religion and art, and the Nuo opera, which combined entertainment and entertainment. In ancient China, there was a custom of killing the firstborn to ensure the safety of the family, and sacrificing one's own child to the gods was a common phenomenon in all civilizations. In Peru, during the reign of the Chimu Empire, 269 children were sacrificed to appease the fishing crisis caused by the El Niño phenomenon.