What animal symbolizes China?

The most representative are the following two:

1, dragon: a miraculous animal in ancient myths and legends of China, which is the length of a scale worm. It is often used to symbolize auspiciousness, and it is one of the most representative traditional cultures in East Asian countries such as the Chinese nation. The most basic feature of the dragon image is "nine similarities", which is said to be able to show and hide, to be fine and huge, to be short and to be long. The vernal equinox ascends to the sky, the autumnal equinox dives into the deep, and it calls for rain, and these are the images of dragons developed in the later period, which are more complicated than the original dragons. In feudal times, the dragon was a symbol of imperial power, and the objects used in the palace were also decorated with dragons.

2. Giant Panda: It is endemic to China, and its main habitats are the mountainous areas of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu in China. Giant pandas have lived on the earth for at least 8 million years and are known as "living fossils" and "national treasures of China". It is the image ambassador of WWF and the flagship species of global biodiversity conservation. According to the third national wild panda population survey, there are less than 1600 wild pandas in the world, which belong to the national first-class protected animals. The life span of giant pandas in the wild is 18 to 20 years old, and they can be over 30 years old in captivity.