Philosophical Sense of “Tail-Biting Dragon” Jade from Western Zhou Dynasty

The totemism of ancestor usually expresses their naive thinking and yearning for nature and life. It is because of the commonalities of humanity, we can often find that totems and relics from different civilizations show high similarity, even consistency. Based on the recent unearthed "Tail-biting dragon" jade from M111 and M107, Zeng Tombs, early Western Zhou Dynasty, Yejiashan, Suizhou, Hubei Province, China, this study compared the similar archaeological discoveries in Chinese history and the world, and aimed to investigate the historical reason of "Ouroboros" or "Tail-biting dragon's worship". Besides, the philosophical sense why modern physics take "Ouroboros" as a vivid metaphor when exploring the universe and time was also discussed. We believed that whatever the symbol of eastern "Tail-biting dragon" or western "Ouroboros", they both convey the naive thinking and exploration for the dialectic and uniform of life and death, which involves in a series of profound philosophical questions.