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Chinese DragonsHaving unrivaled wizdom and power the dragon symbolized the Emperors of China themselves, who were actually called dragons. Hsi, China's first emperor, was said to have a dragon's tail. Shen Nung, his successor was supposed to have been fathered by a dragon. The Chinese Emperor sat on a dragon throne, rode in a dragon boat and slept in a dragon bed. To distinguish the chinese imperial dragon from all other dragons, only the Imprial Dragon bore five claws.
What They Look Like
Physiology
The Nine Entities (parts) of A Chinese DragonThe dragons are said to be made up of many different types of animals of the Earth:
HistoryThe Nagas were dragonlike beings, semi-devine snakes with human faces and serpents' tails who occupy palaces (Patala), in the watery region under the earth.
In China dragons are know as Lung. There are four main kinds of Lung. The Celestial Dragon (Tien-lung)The Celestial Dragon protects the places of the Gods The Spiritual Dragon (Shen-Lung)The Spiritual Dragon controls the wind and the rain The Earth Dragon (Ti-Lung)The Earth Dragon controls rivers, and water on the Earth The Underworld Dragon (Fut's-Lung)The Underworld Dragon guards precious metals and gems.
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