Chinese Dragons

by Theresa Arnol

    Tradition

The Chinese use the dragons for protection from evil spirits and from bad luck.. In Ancient China dragons did not breathe fire. They protected valuable metal and gems. They even protected the rain, river, and wind but they were wise and caring.

In China they have a traditional New Years Day Festival. A group of people will dance through the streets wearing a dragon costume. They use a dragon so no evil spirits will spoil the rest of the new year.

Another traditional Chinese belief is that certain dragons control the rainfall for each year’s harvest. Sometimes you will usually find the dragon a leadership role.

In China they mostly use the dragon as the leader of the carnival. They sometimes use a beautiful baby dragon. A child will wear the costume. It is meant to attract more attention from the crowd.

Dragon Myths

Legends say that green dragons mean it is a male symbol. The Chinese dragon is green and it flies in the direction of east, its element is fire and wood. The season it appears in is spring and the most food it likes is liver.

White dragons are meant to form things into gold.

Purple dragons form their spit into rock crystals and the sea dragon scares special people and protects the fishing boats.

When dragons leave their home in China they loose their toes and when they come back their toes grow back..

If you kill a dragon then you will gain wealth.

The Chinese dragon has five toes. The Korean dragon has four and the Japanese has three.