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  2. Chinese dragon - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese dragon or loong [1] is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture generally. Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms, such as turtles and fish , but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs.

  3. Four Holy Beasts - Wikipedia

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    The Four Holy Beasts (四靈、四聖獸、or 四大神獸) are Chinese astronomical and cultural Four Benevolent Animals that are spread in the East Asian cultural sphere. They are mentioned in the Chinese classic Book of Rites [ 1 ] and includes the Dragon (龍) in the East, the Qilin (麟) in the West, the Turtle (龜) in the North, and the ...

  4. Four Symbols - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese classic Book of Rites mentions the Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise (Dark Warrior), Azure Dragon, and White Tiger as heraldic animals on war flags; [3] they were the names of asterisms associated with the four cardinal directions: South, North, East, and West, respectively. [4]

  5. From Lunar New Year Celebrations to Daily Life, Here's the ...

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    The dragon is the fifth member of twelve animals depicted in the Chinese zodiac calendar. Those born in the Year of the Dragon are said to possess qualities of the dragon, such as leadership ...

  6. Learn All About the Animals of the Chinese Zodiac ... - AOL

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    Where Did the Chinese Zodiac Animals Come From? The origin of the Chinese Zodiac is laid out in a mythological story. It is said that the Jade Emperor organized a race and invited all the world's ...

  7. List of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs - Wikipedia

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    There are also special symbols in Chinese arts, such as the qilin, and the Chinese dragon. [1] According to Chinese beliefs, being surrounding by objects which are decorated with such auspicious symbols and motifs was and continues to be believed to increase the likelihood that those wishes would be fulfilled even in present-day. [2]

  8. What are the Years of the Dragon? What to know about ... - AOL

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    "A dragon in China, as a culture, it's a spirit, it's a symbol," Chen Yang, a professor of Chinese culture and philosophy at George Washington University, previously told USA TODAY. "The dragon is ...

  9. List of legendary creatures from China - Wikipedia

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    Fenghuang, Chinese phoenix; Fenghuang. Feilian, god of the wind who is a winged dragon with the head of a deer and tail of a snake. Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology; Four Perils; Four Symbols, also called Sixiang, four legendary animals that represent the points of the compass.