Information about dragons

The dragon is China and other East Asian regions of ancient myths and legends of the gods and animals, for the scale insects of the long. Commonly used to symbolize auspiciousness, is one of the most representative of the Han and other East Asian peoples of traditional culture, dragon legends and other dragon culture is very rich.

The most basic feature of the image of the dragon is "nine like", the specific nine animals is still controversial. Legend has it that it can be visible and hidden, fine and huge, short and long. The spring equinox ascends to the sky, the autumn equinox dives into the abyss, calls the wind and calls the rain, and these are already late development of the image of the dragon, compared with the original dragon is more complex.

The dragon is the fifth of the twelve traditional Chinese zodiac signs, and is known as one of the "Four Spirits" along with the phoenix, tortoise, and lin in the ninth book of the Book of Rites. Dragon in Western mythology also translates to dragon, but the two are not the same.

Different from the Dragon (Western) represents greed and destruction just like the difference between demons and monsters, ghosts, undead creatures, devils, evil spirits, elves, goblins, and fairies.

Creatures from ancient Chinese folklore and mythology visible in the Chinese classics cannot be found physically in reality, but the constituents of their images originate from reality and serve to dispel evil spirits, ward off calamities and pray for blessings.

Expanded Information:

"Dragons" belong to the supreme divine animal, the body like a snake, with a bear's head, crocodile eyes, antlers, bull's nose, dog's teeth, catfish whiskers, lion's mane, eagle's claws, the image of the nine kinds of animals into one of the Nine Unlikely.

In the eyes of the Oriental "dragon" is a symbol of good luck and majesty, the ancient Chinese emperor saw himself as the embodiment of the "dragon". The Oriental people, especially the Chinese, worship the dragon, and the Chinese regard themselves as the "heirs of the dragon".

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