LONG (Dragon)
Origin: from Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam ...
Describe:
A dragon is an imaginary creature composed of different creatures:
• The body of the snake.
• Carp scales (81 scales of yang and 36 scales of yin).
• Camel head.
• Deerhorn.
• Lobster eye
• The liver of the tiger's feet.
• Falcon's claw.
• Nose, Mane, Lion's tail.
A young dragon, whose head will not have horns, is called hornless dragon.
If the dragon lived 500 years, he grew horns, called hornless dragon
A dragon that lives 1000 years or more has long horns and grows wings, called Yinglong (winged dragon).
Dragons are represented by legendary mascots with extraordinary powers. In some Asian countries, dragons are described as having a snake body, fish scales, lion's mane, deer horn, without wings but can fly. In China and other neighboring countries, the dragon is one of the four mascots: "Dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix". These four mascots are only real turtles. In terms of biology, in terms of shape and way of life, it is possible that these are the dinosaurs of the prehistoric period, giant lizards living in caves, seas or valleys, The forest that humans rarely set foot on, dragons can come from a real species, then the human imagination is further painted, but it can only be the pure product of the imagination when people are on duty. confronted with nature's supernatural forces such as storms, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and floods and they matched this natural phenomenon with the image of angry Dragons.
Dragon basically has four types of four powers of nature, the four elements that make up the universe: Wind, Fire, Earth and Water.
Dragon Land lives in deep caves in mountains or valleys.
Water Dragons live in coasts, under seas, and swamps.
Fire Dragons live in caves of volcanoes.
Dragon Wind lives in cliffs, high mountain peaks.
Vietnamese dragon
The Vietnamese dragon is the totem of the Vietnamese people according to the legend "The Dragon and the Fairy". Vietnam Dragon is an animal with a combination of 9 other animals: camel head, deer horn, rabbit eyes, ox ears, snake neck, frog belly, carp fins, falconry, tiger paws.
Dragon body is sinusoidal 12-segment. Soft and curved body shows transformation. On the back there are small, seamless and seamless fins.
Dragon head has a long mane, a chin beard, a majestic big head, deer horn, big round eyes, a wide nose, wide mouth, pointed front teeth, long body and flexible muscles curled with scales of yin and yang, dragon tail Wavy or ripped off the tails, dragon legs with five sharp claws symbolizing the emperors.
Dragon always held gem in mouth (in Japan, Korea and China the dragon often holds the gem with the foreleg).
Chinese Dragon
Chinese dragons (Long) have a rather long head and snout, a small nose compared to Vietnamese dragons. Dragon heads are scaly species, can be hidden, can change small or large, long or short; In the spring equinox period, the dragon flew to the sky. In the autumn season, the dragon dived to the bottom of the deep sea.
The symbol of Chinese dragons includes species: crest, papillary, snake body, lizard's thigh, hawk's claw, snake tail, deer horn, fish scales. It is said that after China's reunification, the tribes combined their totems and turned into dragons.. Dragons have nine children, nine kinds of beasts but not dragons.
African dragons
The African dragon was one of the lesser known dragons such as the European dragon or the Eastern dragon. In fact, most of these dragons are not even recognized or thought of as dragons. Most African dragons resemble large serpents or giant serpents, sometimes with only two legs, if any. These snake-like dragons have been seen multiple times across African culture, including folklore, religion, mythology and tribal stories. Tales of these dragons have been found in tribes, cities and towns across Africa including Egypt.
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