Artistic Mutual Learning under the Vision of "Belt and Road"

With the in-depth promotion of the construction of economic and cultural belts along the "Belt and Road", cultural exchanges among countries are becoming more and more frequent, which plays a significant role in promoting the international dissemination and development of Chinese art and culture, and Chinese traditional culture is attracting the attention of people all over the world. This paper explores the cultural characteristics of dragon totem in Chinese and foreign art from the perspective of world commonality. The Chinese nation has a long history and a rich national traditional culture. In Chinese culture, the dragon is a unique art product of China, which is closely related to the culture and history of the nation and has formed the most widely spread and influential "dragon culture". The dragon is the soul of the Chinese nation and the symbol of the great tradition of the Chinese nation. The dragon is a symbol of the cohesion of the Chinese nation, which is endowed with a noble image and eternal vitality, and is transformed into a god in people's hearts who can call the winds and the rains, signify the auspiciousness and misfortune, and be good at transforming the sky. The image of the dragon is also penetrated into all levels of social life, the beauty of the dragon on the mighty and noble, hosting people's ideals and spirit, and become a rich cultural symbols and hard to part with the blood ties of feelings, forming a very rich and valuable national cultural heritage. The dragon is not only the Chinese nation, but also the totem and culture shared by the whole world. In different cultural backgrounds, dragon totems show unique artistic styles and expressions. They have survived the vicissitudes of time and stand in the forest of world art, uniting the ingenuity of the ancestors, accumulating the essence of the history and culture of different countries, and precipitating the characteristics of various nationalities and different regions, becoming the cultural heritage and cultural spirit of endless life.