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Essay On Chinese Dragon

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The Chinese Dragon: a Symbol of Strength and Power. As you now by the title, I’m doing the Chinese Dragon for my project. I’m doing the Chinese Dragon for my project because I really never understood the point of Chinese Dragons so decided to do a project on in so I can understand it more. There is many times of Chinese Dragons but I can’t talk about all of them, but I will talk about some of them.
What is the Chinese Dragon, and what is it made out of?, you may ask.The Chinese Dragon is a kind symbol in Chinese culture. Unlike the fairytale dragons , the ones that burn the castle. Well the Chinese dragon is used in the Chinese culture and in many other things. . The Chinese Dragon has the paws of a tiger, the beard of a goat, the scales of a carp,the belly of a snake,the horns of a deer, the head of a camel, eyes of the devil, the neck of a snake, claws of an eagle, and the ears of an ox. The dragon can breath fire, summon wind , and call the rain. It can fly into …show more content…

The Chinese Dragon gets celebrated by doing “The Dragon Dance”. The dragon dances are performed at Chinese New Year to scare away evil spirits. To move the dragon performers hold poles to raise and lower the dragon. Sometimes one man has a 'Pearl of Wisdom ' on a pole and he lures the dragon to follow him as if the dragon was searching for wisdom and knowledge. The Chinese Dragon is also celebrated at Chinese New Year. Where is the Chinese Dragon located? The Chinese Dragon is located in North America in Chinatown, NY, and Asia, in China, Korea and Japan. Japan’s dragon, and Korea’s Dragon is highly influenced from China’s Dragon. You can locate the Chinese dragon in the sky, in the water, etc. It can be found as small as a pinhead .The Chinese dragons is located spiritually in religious purposes . They are also located on paintings, on walls, and many other things. Like the the Chinese dragons children they are located based on their

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