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Western dragons
• Western dragons are portrayed as evil because they would eat people or destroy villages. So there is much folklore about the fighting between heroes and dragons. But there are still some exceptions. Some of them are wise and would help people when they need advice.
• As we know, western dragons seldom appear in festivals.
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4.They are powerful.
Western and Chinese dragons are the symbols of power.
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5. They are the composite.
• We can see many animals’ features on
Chinese and western dragons.
The Chinese dragon is depicted as a long,scaled,snakelike creature with five claws. They are shown in the colors blue, black, white, red, or yellow.
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For Chinese people, dragon is a composite of parts from nine animals: the horns of a deer; the head of a camel(驼 头); the eyes of a devil; the neck of a snake; the abdomen of a large cockle; the scales of a carp(鱼鳞); the claws of an eagle(鹰爪); the paws of a tiger; and the ears of an ox.
