Scholars at Anyang museum in mainland China believe that the taotie patterns (the taotie is a ferocious and gluttonous mythical beast) on Shang and Chou dynasty bronzeware, which express the mystical power of nature, heaven and earth, "could be dragons or could just as well be tigers."
大陸安陽博物館就認為高揚自然、天地之神力的商周青銅器上的饕餮紋：「說它是龍便是龍，說它是虎便是虎。」