Note: This series of articles is translated from: wwwchinahighlights.com。In addition, the English translation of "dragon" is different, and there are two common ones: Chinese dragon and loong. Although the more common saying is Chinese dragon, more and more people are beginning to prefer the word "loong". However, from the perspective of actual use, from a grammatical point of view, there is no specific expression of the quantity of loong, such as "one dragon" and "three dragons", is it one loong and three loongs, or one loong and three loong? For this reason, in the selection and translation of this series of articles, I still retain the statement of Chinese dragons, but add a note of loong. As for whether the term loong should become mainstream usage, leave it to time to precipitate.
quick facts about chinese dragons
A quick look at Chinese dragon culture
chinese dragons don't exist factually - there is no evidence to prove that they are real creatures.
Dragons in China don't really exist – there's no evidence that they're real creatures.
the dragon is one of the twelve chinese zodiac signs.
The dragon is one of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs.
emperors in ancient china were identified as the sons of dragons. and, at that time, ordinary people were not allowed to h**e items with pictures of dragons on them.
The emperors of ancient China were believed to be the sons of dragons. Moreover, at that time, ordinary people were not allowed to own items containing dragon patterns.
chinese dragons are symbolic of being lucky, propitious, powerful, and noble; not as monsters as they are portrayed in western stories.
The Chinese dragon symbolizes luck, auspiciousness, strength, and nobility, and is not a monster as portrayed in Western stories.
most chinese dragons' pictures h**e long bodies like snakes and sharp claws like hawks - less like dinosaurs than western dragons.
Most Chinese dragons have long snake-like bodies and eagle-like talons – not dinosaur-like like Western dragons.
chinese dragons live at the bottom of seas, rivers, lakes, or anywhere with water.
Chinese dragons live on the ocean floor, rivers, lakes, or anywhere there is water.
it was said that thousands of years ago, yandi (a legendary tribal leader) was born through his mother's telepathic interaction with a mighty dragon. with the help of the dragon and allied with huangdi (a legendary tribal leader and, by some accounts, the grandson of a dragon), they opened the prelude to chinese civilization. so, "emperors" yandi and huangdi were the ancestors of the chinese people. it is said that the two emperors were immortalized as dragons before they ascended to he**en. as time went by, chinese people began to refer to themselves as 'the descendants of yandi and huangdi', as well as 'descendants of dragons'.
Legend has it that thousands of years ago, Emperor Yan (the legendary tribal leader) was born through his mother's telepathy with a giant dragon. With the help of the dragon, they formed an alliance with the Yellow Emperor (the legendary tribal leader and some say the grandson of the dragon) and kicked off the Chinese civilization. Therefore, Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang are the ancestors of the Chinese. It is said that these two emperors were revered as dragons before **. Over time, the Chinese began to call themselves "descendants of Yanhuang" and "descendants of dragons".