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Adragonisalegendarycreature,typicallyscaledorfire-spewingandwithserpentine,reptilianoraviantraits,thatfeaturesinthemythsofmanyculturesaroundworld.DRAGONTherearetwomostwell-knownculturaltraditionsofdragon:TheEuropeandragonTheChinesedragonTHEEUROPEANDRAGONTheEuropeandragon,derivedfromEuropeanfolktraditionsandultimatelyrelatedtoBalkansandWesternAsianmythologies.Mostaredepictedasreptiliancreatureswithanimal-levelintelligence,andareuniquelysix-limbed(fourlegsandaseparatesetofwings).THECHINESEDRAGONTheChinesedragon,withcounterpartsinJapan(namelytheJapanesedragon),KoreaandotherEastAsianandSouthAsiancountries.[1]Mostaredepictedasserpentinecreatureswithabove-averageintelligence,andarequadrupeds(fourlegsandwingless).AlsonamedLongInfact,Dragonsexistinmanyculturesoftheworld,especiallyinAsia.KoreandragonJapanesedragonVietnamdragonButtheyareallinfluencedbyChineseculture.ChinesedragonNow,wemainlytalkaboutChineseDragonChinesedragonsarelegendarycreaturesinChinesemythologyandChinesefolklore.Thedragonshavemanyanimal-likeformssuchasturtlesandfish,butaremostcommonlydepictedassnake-likewithfourlegs.Chinesedragonstraditionallysymbolizepotentandauspiciouspowers,particularlycontroloverwater,rainfall,typhoons,andfloods.Thedragonisalsoasymbolofpower,strength,andgoodluckforpeoplewhoareworthyofit.Withthis,theEmperorofChinausuallyusedthedragonasasymbolofhisimperialpowerandstrength.THEDEVELOPMENTOFTHELONG’SIMAGEMostofthelonginthepre-Qinperiodhasnofoot(zhulong),orafoot(KuiLong)ortwofeet,threefootandfourfootarerare.HanDynastytotheWeiandJinDynasties’longisgenerallyinaccordancewiththeimageofthedragon,withwings.AftertheNorthernandSouthernDynasties,thelong'sbodygraduallygrow,wingsbegantodegenerateintoslenderribbon.SongandYuanDynasties,thedragon'simagebegantoshape.LONG’SCLASSIFICATIONYinglong(Chinese:應龍;pinyin:yìnglóng;Wade–Giles:ying-lung;literally:respondingdragon),wingeddragonassociatedwithrainsandfloods,usedbyYellowEmperortokillChiYouJiaolong(Chinese:蛟龍;pinyin:jiāolóng;Wade–Giles:chiao-lung;literally:crocodiledragon),hornlessorscaleddragon,leaderofallaquaticanimalsHuanglong(Chinese:黃龍;pinyin:huánglóng;Wade–Giles:huang-lung;literally:yellowdragon),hornlessdragonsymbolizingtheemperorQinglong(Chinese:青龍;pinyin:qīnglóng;Wade–Giles:ch'ing-lung;literally:AzureDragon),theanimalassociatedwiththeEastintheChineseFourSymbols,mythologicalcreaturesintheChineseconstellationsZhulong(Chinese:燭龍;pinyin:zhúlóng;Wade–Giles:chu-lung;literally:torchdragon)orZhuyin(Chinese:燭陰;pinyin:zhúyīn;Wade–Giles:chu-yin;literally:illuminatingdarkness)wasagiantreddraconicsolardeityinChinesemythology.Itsupposedlyhadahuman'sfaceandsnake'sbody,createddayandnightbyopeningandclosingitseyes,andcreatedseasonalwindsbybreathing.(NotethatthiszhulongisdifferentfromthesimilarlynamedVermilionDragonorthePigdragon).Chilong(Chinese:螭龍or魑龍;pinyin:chīlóng;Wade–Giles:ch'ih-lung;literally:demondragon),ahornlessdragonormountaindemonFewerChinesedragonnamesderivefromtheprefixlong-:Hong(Chinese:虹;pinyin:hóng;Wade–Giles:hung;literally:rainbow),atwo-headeddragonorrainbowserpentShen(Chinese:蜃;pinyin:shèn;Wade–Giles:shen;literally:giantclam),ashapeshiftingdragonorseamonsterbelievedtocreatemiragesBashe(Chinese:巴蛇;pinyin:bāshé;Wade–Giles:pa-she;literally:basnake)wasagiantpython-likedragonthatateelephantsTeng(Chinese:螣;pinyin:téng;Wade–Giles:t'eng)orTengshe(simplifiedChinese:腾蛇;traditionalChinese:騰蛇;pinyin:téngshé;Wade–Giles:t'eng-she;lit.soaringsnake)isaflyingdragonwithoutlegsChinesescholarshaveclassifieddragonsindiversesystems.Forinstance,EmperorHuizongoftheSongdynastycanonizedfivecoloreddragonsaskings.TheAzureDragon[Qinglong青龍]spirits,mostcompassionatekings.TheYellowDragon[Huanglong黃龍]spirits,kingsthatfavorablyhearallpetitions.TheWhiteDragon[Bailong白龍]spirits,virtuousandpurekings.REFERENCERESOURCES[1]Carr,Michael.1990.ChineseDragonNames,LinguisticsoftheTibeto-BurmanArea13.2:87-189.Heclassifiedthemintosevencategories:Rain-dragons,Flying-dragons,Snake-dragons,Wug-dragons[wugreferstoworms,bugs,andsmallreptiles],Crocodile-dragons,Hill-dragons,andMiscellaneousdragons.[2]Chinesedragon.(2017,October6).InWikipedia,TheFreeEncyclopedia.Retrieved06:49,October12,2017[3]Dragon.(2017,September21).InWikipedia,TheFreeEncyclopedia.Retrieved06:52,October12,2017[4]“中国龙是个什么生物？”,旧文字,知乎专栏,June22,2017ENDTHANKYOU