龙的英文介绍

中国传统ChinesedragonculturePrefaceTheoriginofdragonTheimagineofdragonDragonworshipStoryoftheDragonTheartofdragoninlifeoutlineForthousandsofyears,thedragonhasinfiltratedallaspectsofChinesesociety,becomeakindofcultureandheritage.DragonbecameasymbolofChina,ChinesenationandChineseculture.PrefaceDescendantsofthedragonOriginofChineseDragonDragonwasoneofthetotem（图腾）worshipimagesinremotetimeswhenpeoplelikedtousetheimagesofcreaturesorplantswhichtheyheldinawe（敬畏）assymbolsoftheirtribes（部落）.Theybelievedthattotemworshipcouldbringthemprotectionandgoodluck.Chinesedragonisofmagicpower.Itcanchangethelengthofitsbodyasitwishes,itcaneitherflyorswimanditcanevenbringrainfalls.PeopleinancientChinaoftenofferedsacrificestoDragonforfavorableweatherandgoodharvest.OriginofChineseDragonImageofdragonNineanatomical(结构的)resemblances.Thehornsofadeer角似鹿Theheadofacamel头似驼Ademon’seyes眼如兔Theneckofasnake项似蛇Atortoise’sviscera腹如蜃Afish’sscale鳞如鱼Ahawk’sclaws爪似鹰Thepalmsofatiger掌似虎Acow’sears身如牛.Dragonworship•1.rulerofweatherandwater•Chinesedragonsarestronglyassociatedwithwaterinpopularbelief.Theyarebelievedtobetherulersofmovingbodiesofwater,suchaswaterfalls,riversorseas.Dragonworship2.SymbolofimperialauthorityThedragon,especiallyyelloworgoldendragonswithfiveclawsoneachfoot,wasasymbolfortheemperorinmanyChinesedynasties.TheimperialthronewascalledtheDragonThrone.Thedragonisfeaturedinthecarvingsonthestepsofimperialpalacesandtombs,suchastheForbiddenCityinBeijing.ThefourkingsofdragonTherearefourkingsofdragonlivinginthefourseas.Theyhadthepowertocontroltherainfall.Butiftheyrainedatrandom,theywouldalsobepunished.LordYe’sloveofdragonsLordYeloveddragonsdeeply.Hehaddragonseverywhereandhewasthinkingaboutdragonsallthetime.Hisloveofdragonsmovedarealdragon,whocametovisithimoneday.Whenhesawarealdragon,hewasfrightenedtodeath.Thefirstsonofdragon.Bixi,赑屃Itisgoodatcarryingthingsonitsback,andlikeswordsverymuch.Itlikesbeingpopular,too.Soit’salwaysbeenbuiltasstone,andcarriedstonetabletonitsback.Thesecondsonofdragon,Chiwen.螭吻Itlikesclimbingverymuch,thespecialabilityofhimisthatitcanspraywaveandcontroltherainfall.Soit’salwaysputattheridgeofthehouseinhopesthatitcanprotectusfromfireandotherthings.Thethirdsonofdragon,Pulao蒲牢Pulaolikessingingverymuch,anditsvoiceisloud.Thevoicecanspreadforalongdistance,soitisoftendecoratedonbells.Thefourthsonofdragon,Bian狴犴Bianadministerstheprison.Itlookslikeatiger.InancientChina,it’sthesymboloflaw,soit’softendecoratedondooroftheprison.Thefifthsonofdragon,Taotie饕餮TaotiehasaverybigmouthandabigHead.Itlikeseatingverymuch.It’salsofierceandpowerful.Soit’softenusedasasymbolofsafety,actingasahushenfu(护身符)inChinese.Thesixthsonofdragon,Baxia.蚆嗄Baxialikeswater,soitisalwaysdecoratedonthebridge.Theseventhsonofdragon,Yazi睚眦Yaziistemperamentalandlovesfight.Itisdecoratedontheswordhandle.Theeighthsonofdragon,Suānni狻猊Suānnilookslikealion.It’susuallyputontheincenseburner.Theninthsonofdragon,jiaotu椒图Jiaotuisgoodatprotectingitself.Itlookslikeaspiralfrog（螺娃）.ArtofdragonThedragoncarving龙雕ThedragonadornmentArtofdragonArtofdragondragonboatracepaper-cutThankyou!Theend