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Essay / Chinese Dragon Culture - 534
Chinese Dragon CultureNameDateAccording to Chinese culture, drugs are considered legends that helped society in difficult times, for example times of war against enemies. According to Chinese mythology, dragons were four-legged creatures whose bodies were covered in scales. According to the beliefs of the Chinese people, dragons had power over nature and thus controlled natural phenomena such as rainfall, floods and even the appearance of hurricanes. Dragons were also considered to symbolize luck in addition to symbolizing power and strength. Because of these beliefs, Chinese emperors used dragons to symbolize their power over their subjects and also their strength over their enemies (Lee, 2002). Dragons are considered important creatures even in current Chinese society. For example, society's heroes are considered dragons. Whenever a sports team represents China in sporting events involving many nations, for example the Olympic Games, and achieves success, it is considered to be ...