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ChineseLoongBy:DanielInChina,theDragonwascreditedwithhavinggreatpowersthatallowedthemtomakerainandtocontrolfloods。ManyChinesepeopleoftenusethetermDescendantsoftheDragon(龙的传人)asasignofethnicidentityLoongTotemTheChineseloongcultureisnotthekindofworship,butrathercreateaculture.Inchina,thelonnghasanimportantpositionandinfluence.Duringthe5,000years,loonghasbecomeasymboloftheChina,asymboloftheChinesenation,asymbolofChineseculture,asymboloftherapidadvanceofthegreatmotherland.LoongTotemThedragonlookslikeacombinationofmanyanimals,isdescribedvisuallyasacompositeofpartsfromnineanimals“角似鹿，头似驼，眼如兔，项似蛇，腹如蜃，鳞如鱼，爪似鹰，掌似虎，身如牛。”ThehornsofadeertheheadofacameltheeyesofarabbittheneckofasnaketheabdomenofalargecocklethescalesofacarptheclawsofaneaglethepawsofatigerandtheearsofanoxLoonginChinaSomescholarsbelievethatdragonoriginatedfromtotemsofdifferenttribesinancientChina.传闻黄帝所在的部落图腾是蛇，然后他四处征战，每胜一个其它部落，就会把其它部落图腾的一部份加到自己的图腾上面，比如遇到以马为部落图腾的就把马面换掉蛇面，这样久而久之就成了龙的形态。Theoriginoftheloongtotem【龙的起源】;中国目前发现的最早的龙形图案来自于8000年前的兴隆洼文化查海遗址（兴隆洼文化因内蒙古敖汉旗兴隆洼遗址的发掘而得名，敖汉旗紧邻辽宁省，查海遗址在辽宁阜新县）发现了一条长约19．7米、用红褐色石块堆砌、摆放的龙。兴隆洼文化的这条龙的发现，把中国人崇龙的历史上推到8000年前。ThefacticityofLoong那么，在史前时代的华夏大地上，究竟是否真正存在过龙这种动物呢？Then,inprehistoricage,wastherereallyakindofanimalcalled“Long”inChina.Nomatterthematerialsfrompaleontologyorgeographywhichonlystudiesanimalsintheancienttime,orfromtheancientbooks,theyalltendtoshowthatitisreallyakindofterrificgiantreptilethatlivedonthelandorintheoceanofChina.Infact,thiskindofgiantreptileandotherseveralsimilarreptilesarethebiologicprototypesof“Long”intheancienttales.WesternDragonWesterndragonisconsideredastheembodimentofSatan,whoisbelievedasevil,andmostlytakesonaformofmonster.DragonsfromtheWestaresaidtobreathefireandareseenasunwantedandsomethingthataheromustworktogetridof.Thesedragonstrytokillpeoplewhogetnearthembybreathingoutfire.Theyalsohavegreatwingsandsharpclaws.1，龙主要是吉祥的象征，而Dragon主要是邪恶的象征；2，龙没有翅膀，而Dragon有着巨大的蝙蝠翅膀；3，龙的身体修长，而Dragon的身体粗壮；4，龙不食人间烟火，但是Dragon要吃人和动物；5，龙的颜色为金黄色或其它颜色，Dragon的颜色主要是黑色的。习语龙飞凤舞aneleganthandwriting龙马精神theenergylikeadragonandahorse龙争虎斗afightbetweenadragonandatiger龙心凤肝raredishes(dragon'sheartandphoenix'sliver)龙凤呈祥prosperitybroughtbydragonandphoenixinanextremelygoodfortune画龙点睛afinishingtouch卧虎藏龙crouchingtiger,hiddendragon生龙活虎fulloflifeandenergy望子成龙holdhighhopesforone'schild乘龙快婿ason-in-lawofhighrankCautiousUsageof“Dragon”•Greatattentionisrequiredwhentheword“dragon”comesintouse.•1.Apersonislikeadragon.----notacomplimentatall.•2.Ifyoucallawomanadragon•----sheisfierceandunpleasant.•3.Sheisabitadragonaroundhere.•----Sheisadomineeringwoman.