ASIAN DRAGONS | 10 Culture Facts
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Here are 10 interesting facts about the Asian Dragon. Some you may know already...some you may not.
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In Asian cultures, dragons are considered a symbol of power, strength, and good luck.
Dragons were used as a symbol to represent imperial power and were associated with the
emperor of China. The pearls under a dragon's chin or in their claws are associated with
spiritual energy, wisdom, prosperity, power, immortality, thunder, or the moon.
In some circles, it can be considered bad luck to depict a dragon facing downward as it is seen
as disrespectful to place a dragon in such a manner that it cannot ascend to the sky.
Dragon tattoos usually symbolize power, protection, wisdom, and good fortune.
Dragons are rumored to have the power to control water and the weather. Dragons depicted with
five claws were usually a symbol of the emperor in many Chinese dynasties. According to Wikipedia,
the year of the dragon are the most popular years than any of the other animal years
of the Chinese zodiac. It is said that the eternal rival of the dragon are tigers
as shown in various artworks. Chinese scholar Wang Fu describes the dragon as having
horns of a stag, the head of a camel, eyes of a demon, neck of a snake,
belly of a clam, scales of a carp, claws of an eagle, soles of a tiger, and ears of a cow.