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Dragons are referred to as the divine mythical creature that brings with it ultimate

abundance, prosperity and good fortune.

The Celestial Chinese Dragon is an icon in the founding myths of the Chinese civilization.

One of the more interesting legends –that is symbolically represented today throughout China in various signs and festivals- is that the Chinese are "Lung Tik Chuan Ren", the descendents of dragons.

Throughout history, the dragon has represented divine power and authority, only later developing into a symbol of the monarch.

Unlike the negative energies associated with Western Dragons, most Eastern Dragons are beautiful, friendly, and wise. They are the Angels of the East. Although the Buddhists view the dragon to be evil, instead of being hated, they are loved and worshipped. They are considered symbols of vibrant energy and are a favourite among the public.

In the East, numerous temples have been constructed to pray the dragons, because they are considered to be the masters that control rain, rivers, lakes and the seas of the world.

Many Chinese cities still have some temples dedicated to burn incense and to worship the dragons, in order to catch their benevolence.

For example, the “Black Dragon Pool Chapel”, near Beijing, is one of the religious institutions that still adore these beings of light.

Dragon shrines and altars can still be seen in many parts of the Far East. They are usually along seashores and riverbanks, because most Eastern Dragons live in water.

The dragon is sometimes used in the West as a national emblem of China. But, due to its negative connotation there -which the Chinese government wishes to avoid-, the giant panda is far more often used within China as a national emblem.

In Hong Kong, however, the dragon is part of the design of Brand Hong Kong, a symbol used to promote Hong Kong as an international brand name.

The appearance of the oriental dragon, and thus Chinese, is very different from that of the western dragon. Long-legged such a snake and endowed with four legs, it mixes the lines of several animals: the horns of a stag, the head of a camel with the eyes of a demon, the neck of a snake, the scales of a fish, the claws of an eagle, the paws of a tiger, the ears of an ox, and a barbed tail.

The pearl which we sometimes see below the chin symbolizes the well-being, the luck and the prosperity. They are often shown flying even though they don’t have wings; this capacity recovers from a mystic power.

It is difficult to determine how the myth of the dragon in China built up itself, and the only answers can come from primitive cultures: it could be the result of the fusion of the totems of various tribes, in particular by merging animals such as the snake and the fish.

Another hypothesis implies that the Chinese dragon would have been inspired by the marine crocodile, the bigger reptile living today. Crocodiles were moreover in ancient times perceived as a variety of dragons...

The Chinese take a lot of importance and meaning in figures. It is thus logical that the Dragon is associated with one of the most positive one, the 9. That is why the Dragon is considered as having 9 attributes and 117 scales: 81 yang and 36 yin (every time a multiple of 9). In the imperial palaces (example in the Park Beihai in Peking), we can find walls with nine dragons.