Chinese dragon
A Chinese dragon was the symbol of the Emperor of China. The dragon in the Qing Dynasty came out on national flags.[1]
Dragons are often found in Chinese art and stories. Since people discovered dragons in Chinese art and stories, dragons are sometimes thought of as a symbol for China.
There are people inside Chinese dragons. Dragons are very popular in China. The phoenix is a dragon that has five claws and was a powerful symbol for the emperors in China.
Chinese Dragon Media
- 三星堆-青铜龙 Sanxingdui bronze Chinese dragon.jpg
Bronze dragon from Sanxingdui, Shang dynasty
- Dragon Pendant, Eastern Zhou dynasty or Warring States period, c 4th 3rd century BC.jpg
Jade dragon pendants, Zhou dynasty
- Jade Openwork Disk with Dragon and Phoenix 2.jpg
Jade Openwork Disk, Nanyue (203–111 BC)
- Coffin board with dragon engraving.jpg
Dragon carving on a tomb, Liao dynasty (916–1125)
- Guimet porcelana china 02.JPG
Yellow dragon on a black vase, Yuan dynasty
- Kesi fragment with dragon design on purple ground, China, Yuan dynasty, 1200s-1300s AD, textile - Tokyo National Museum - Tokyo, Japan - DSC08441.jpg
Textile with dragon design, Yuan dynasty
- MET DP12019.jpg
Double dragons on a piece of textile, Qing dynasty
The C-shaped jade totem of Hongshan culture (c. 4700–2920 BC)
- Jade dragon.jpg
Warring States era dragon jade pendant.
References
- ↑ Sleeboom, Margaret. (2004). Academic Nations in China and Japan: Framed in Concepts of Nature, Culture and the Universe. Routledge publishing. ISBN 041531545X
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