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How much does the dragon weigh in people’s minds? Do you know... What does the dragon look like?
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The Dragon exists in both the Eastern and Western world. Dragons are deeply rooted in Chinese culture and Chinese often consider themselves “ the descendants of the dragon. ” In the West, dragons can be found in literature and they look significantly different from the Chinese dragon. We will focus on the Chinese dragon here. Dragon Culture
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The dragon looks like a combination of many animals, such as a reptile, a snake, an alligator, and a lizard. Or it may be just a product of the imagination of the ancient Chinese people. What does the dragon look like ?
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The power of dragons Let’s learn... Lord Ye’s love of dragons
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Traditionally dragons controlled rainfall in Chinese culture. They had the power to decide where and when to have rain. The dragon kings of the water lived in dragon palaces at the bottoms of the oceans and lakes. The power of dragons
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The dragon also played an important part in Chinese Festivals. The dragon dance had a long history and was already a popular event during the Song Dynasty (960 ─ 1279 AD). The Dragon Boat Festival is almost purely dragon-related festival, and has become a popular international event now. The power of dragons
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Lord Ye loved dragons deeply. He had dragon pictured and modeled everywhere and he was thinking about dragons all the time. His love for dragons moved a real dragon so deeply that it came to visit him one day. When he saw the real dragon, Lord Ye was frightened to death. ” Load Ye’s love of dragons
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