The chinese dragon is one of the most recognized symbols in the world.We see this splendid creature in picturespostersin paintings and on the streets during chinese festivals.Dragons are deeply rooted in chinese cultureso chinese people often consider themselves the descendants of the dragon.Nobody really knows where the chinese dragon comes from.It look like a combination of many animalsand it may be just a product of the chinese imagination.-
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elieved that they were the real dragonsandthe sons ofthe heavens.Thusand the beds -they slept on were called”dragon beds”their thrones called”dragon seats “and the emperor’s ceremonial dresses call”dragon robes”.Dragons can also be seen on the buildings of the Imperial Palace. The dragon is a symbol of imperial power.
The dragon also plays an important part in chinese festivals.The D ragon Boat Festival is an almost purely dragon related festivalwhich is now a popular internatial event.There are many chinese stories about the dragon.There is a very famous chinese idiom-”Lord Ye’s Love of Dragons”which means loving what one really fears.The story goes like this:Lord Ye loved dragons deeply.He had dragon images everywhere and he thought about dragons all the time.His love of dragons imspired a real dragonhe was frightened to death.
Dragon cultures exist in both the Eastern and Western world.HoweverWestern dragons look significantly different to the chinese dragon.
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