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Dragon
Deeply rooted in Chinese culture,
dragon and phoenix were regarded as the most symbol animals and used to be
emblems of emperor and empress. The Chinese dragon is traditionally the
embodiment of the concept of yang (male), while phoenix was paired (yin,
female) with dragon.
Chinese dragon was firstly adopted as
the imaginary animal in prehistoric tribe, and then discovered as
decoration on the bronze vessels of Shang Dynasty (over 3,000 years ago).
Earliest legends described it an animal with fish scales and long beard.
Down the ages, Chinese "long" and
dragon are the traditional totems embedded with people's blessing and hope
and left deep imprint in Chinese civilization.
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