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DragonCultureinChina+Chinesedragons,andOrientaldragons(东方龙)generally,cantakeonhumanformandareusuallyseenasbenevolent(慈祥的),whereasEuropeandragonsareusuallymalevolent(恶毒的)thoughthereareexceptions.DragonsareparticularlypopularinChinaandthefive-claweddragonwasasymboloftheChineseemperors(皇帝),withthephoenix(凤凰)orfenghuangthesymboloftheChineseempress(皇后).DragoncostumesmanipulatedbyseveralpeopleareacommonsightatChinesefestivals.+TheDragon(龙),isoneofthe12-yearcycleofanimalswhichappearintheChinesezodiacrelatedtotheChinesecalendar,andtheonlyanimalthatislegendary(传说集).TheYearoftheDragonisassociatedwiththeearthlybranchsymbol.+AstheimageofChinaintheworldisdragon,thewesterners,especiallytheChristians,oftenmisunderstandChinesecharacters.TheymaythinkChinaisabarbarous(野蛮的)peopleforthedifferenceinculture.Thus,thepromotionofadopting“loong”seemsquitenecessaryinmaintainingtheChineseimagewhichisactuallyakindandpersistentpeople.SomescholarsbelievethatdragonoriginatedfromtotemsofdifferenttribesinancientChina.Somesuggestthatitcomesfromastylizeddepictionofexistinganimals,suchassnakes,fish.Inall,dragondoesn’texistatall;itisanimaginaryanimal.总之，龙根本不存在；它是一个虚构的动物一些人认为，它来自一个现有的程式化的描写动物，如蛇，鱼。一些学者认为，龙起源于中国古代的不同部落的图腾+Nobodyreallyknowswherethedragoncomesfrom.+Thedragonlookslikeacombinationofmanyanimals,isdescribedvisuallyasacompositeofpartsfromnineanimals:龙看起来像是多种动物的结合体，直观地描述了从九个动物复合部件：Thehornsofadeer;theheadofacamel;theeyesofarabbit;theneckofasnake;theabdomenofalargecockle;thescalesofacarp;theclawsofaneagle;thepawsofatiger;andtheearsofanox.“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”TheChinesedragonorOrientaldragonisamythicalcreatureinEastAsianculturewithaChineseorigin.Itisvisualizedthesedaysasalong,scaled,snake-likecreaturewithfourlegsandfiveclawsoneach(thoughitdidnotalwayshavefiveclaws).IncontrasttotheEuropeandragonwhichstandsonfourlegsandwhichisusuallyportrayedasevil,theChinesedragonhaslongbeenapotentsymbolofauspiciouspowerinChinesefolkloreandart.TheChinesedragonistraditionallyalsotheembodimentoftheconceptofyang(male)andassociatedwiththeweatherasthebringerofrainandwaterinanagriculturallywater-drivennation.ItsfemalecounterpartistheFenghuang(usuallytranslatedasaphoenix).ThedragonissometimesusedintheWestasanationalemblemofChina.However,thisusagewithinboththePeople'sRepublicofChinaandtheRepublicofChinaonTaiwanisrare.Firstly,thedragonwashistoricallythesymboloftheEmperorofChina.StartingwiththeYuanDynasty,regularcitizenswereforbiddentoassociatethemselveswiththesymbol.Thedragonre-emergedduringtheQingDynastyandappearedonnationalflagsSecondly,inEuropean-influencedcultures,thedragonhasaggressive,warlikeconnotationsthattheChinesegovernmentwishestoavoid.ItisforthesereasonsthatthegiantpandaisfarmoreoftenusedwithinChinaasanationalemblemthanthedragon.ManyChinesepeopleoftenusethetermDescendantsoftheDragon(龙的传人)asasignofethnicidentity,aspartofatrendstartedinthe1970swhendifferentAsiannationalitieswerelookingforanimalsymbolsforrepresentations.ThewolfwasusedamongtheMongols,themonkeyamongTibetans.AnumberofChineseproverbsandidiomsalsofeaturereferencestothedragon,forexample:Hopingone'ssonwillbecomeadragonDragons,akindoftheancientanimalsthathavebeenmentionedinsomemythstoriesisapartofChinesesouls.Inthepast,theemperorworeclotheswhichhadpicturesaboutdragonsonthemtoshowtheirdignitytotheotherpeople.Andnow,Chinesealwayssay,wearethesonsandthedaughtersofthedragons.Therearesomuchaboutdragonsinnationalfestivals.IntheSpringFestival,wecanseepeoplesomeredpaper-cutforwindowdecorationlikethedragons.IntheDragonBoatFestival,wecanalsoseesomethingaboutdragons.First,wecanfindthenameDragonBoatFestivalisinteresting,sowecaneasilyunderstand.Soifyouobservethingscarefully,youmayfindthatdragonsarearoundus.老大囚牛（qiúniú），喜音乐，蹲立于琴头老二睚眦(yázì)，嗜杀喜斗，刻镂于刀环、剑柄吞口老三狴犴（bì’àn），形似虎，有威力，生平好讼，常见于古代牢门之上，震慑囚犯，民间有虎头牢的说法，是辨明是非，伸张正义的神兽老四狻猊(suānní)，形如狮，喜烟好坐，倚立于香炉足上，随之吞烟吐雾老五饕餮（tāotiè）嘴馋身懒，好吃好喝，常见于古代烹饪鼎器上，夏商青铜器便可见饕餮纹，为有首无身的狰狞猛兽，是品尝美味，鉴赏佳肴的“美食家”老六椒图(jiāotú），形似螺蚌，性情温顺，常见于大门上，衔环守夜，阻拦小人，是求学，求子，升职的保护神老七赑屃（bìxì）(霸下)，龟形有齿，气大好负重，常背负石碑于宫殿中，是长寿，吉祥，走鸿运的保护神老八螭吻（chīwěn)，又名鸱尾或鸱(chi)吻，好张望，常站立于建筑物屋脊，作张口吞脊状，是宅院守护，驱邪纳福，安居乐业的神兽老九貔貅（皮休），又叫辟邪，生性凶猛，专吞金银肚大无肛，只进不出，即能招财，又能守护财富，掌握财运，是招财进宝的保护神FromsofdragoncultureinChina1,ThedragonplaysanimportantpartinChineseFestivals.2.ThedragondanceHasalonghistory,WhichwasalreadyaPopulareventduringTheSongDynasty(960-1279AD)3.ThedragonBoatFestival,isalmostpurelydragon-relatedfestival,whichlebecomespopularinternationaleventsnowThedragonpictureThanks!小组成员：程唯强严邦伟沈夕王培勇向未林