Living through such a dark, dreadful, and depressing time meant that their artistic representation of death was about as dreary as possible.

生活在这样一个黑暗、可怕、压抑的时代，意味着人们对死亡的艺术表现是非常沉重的。

Beyond its cultural and artistic representation, the moon holds an important place in the Chinese calendar system.

除了其文化和艺术表现之外，月亮在中国历法体系中也占有重要地位。

As we further explore Chinese symbolism, the prominence of the dragon underscores how these symbols aren't merely artistic or cultural representations but are deeply woven into the fabric of Chinese society, its history, its values, and its worldview.

当我们进一步探索中国的象征主义时，龙的突出强调了这些符号不仅仅是艺术或文化表现，而是深深地融入了中国社会的结构、历史、价值观和世界观。