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1、Dragon asymbolforchinaToday,theworldbelongstomanydifferentnationalitiesandraces.Differentraceshavedifferentculturesandthuscausingaculturaldifference.Forexample,inChina,thedragonisasymbolofpower.Inthepast,emperorsworeclothespatternedwithdragons.However,inEuropeanc
2、ountries,thedragonrepresentsevil.OrientaldragonThesaying,Chinesepeoplearetheoffspringofthedragoncamefromtheancienttotemandtales.ItissaidthatbeforeHuangDi'sunificationofcentralplainsinChina,thetotemsymbolforChinawasthebear.SincethedragonbecamethetotemofChinese,Chi
3、nesenationisconnectedwithdragon.Therefore,thetaleforYanDiappeared.ItsaidthatYanDiandYaowereallbornbecauseofthedragon.IftheancestorofChinaisallbornforthedragon,theChinesearethedescendantsofthedragon.thedragonwashistoricallythesymboloftheEmperorofChina.Startingwith
4、theYuanDynasty,regularcitizenswereforbiddentoassociatethemselveswiththesymbol.TheChinesedragonorOrientaldragonisamythicalcreatureinEastAsianculturewithaChineseorigin.Itisvisualizedasalong,scaled,snake-likecreaturewithfourlegsandfiveclawsoneach.Thedragon,especiall
5、yyelloworgoldendragonswithfiveclaws,wasasymbolfortheemperorinmanyChinesedynasties.DuringthelateQingDynasty,thedragonwasevenadoptedasthenationalflag.Thedragonisfeaturedinthecarvingsonthestepsofimperialpalacesandtombs,suchastheForbiddenCityinBeijing.ForbiddenCityTh
6、edragonisoneofthe12animalsintheChinesezodiacwhichisusedtodesignateyearsintheChinesecalendar.Itisthoughtthateachanimalisassociatedwithcertainpersonalitytraits.Dragonyearsareusuallythemostpopulartohavebabies.TherearemorebabiesborninDragonyearsthaninanyotheranimalye
7、arsoftheZodiac.DragondanceDragondanceisaformoftraditionaldanceandperformanceinChineseculture.Liketheliondanceitismostoftenseeninfestivecelebrations.ManyChinesepeopleoftenusetheterm"DescendantsoftheDragon",lóngdechuánrén)asasignofethnicidentity,aspartofatrendstart
8、edinthe1970s.DragonboatDragonBoatFestivalDragonBoatraceisauniquefolkactivities,thecausesofthiseventistocommemorateoneofancientChinaduringthegreatpoet-QuYuanest
