中西方龙文化差异

CulturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterndragon1.theimageofChineseandwesterndragon2.Similarity3.DifferencesTheimageofChineseandWesterndragonTheChinesedragonisdepictedasalong,scaled,snake-likecreaturewithfiveclaws.Theyareshowninthecolorsblue,black,white,red,oryellow.ForChinesepeople,dragonisacompositeofpartsfromnineanimals:thehornsofadeer;theheadofacamel(驼头);theeyesofadevil;theneckofasnake;theabdomenofalargecockle;thescalesofacarp(鱼鳞);theclawsofaneagle(鹰爪);thepawsofatiger;andtheearsofanox.WesterndragonslookdifferentformChinesedragon.ThetypicalWesterndragonisalarge,scalycreaturelikeadinosaurorahugelizard.Ithaswingsandfourlegs.Similarity•1.Theplaceswheretheylive•ManyChineseandwesterndragonsliveinmountains,sea,orrivers.2.Dragons'abilities•ChinesedragonsandWesterndragonshavesimilarabilities,likeflyingorbreathingfire.3.Theyaremysteriousanimals.•Noone,(ifyes,onlyfew)haseverseenrealChineseandWesterndragons.Andthatiswhysomanylegendsandstoriesaboutdragonshavebeentalkedforthousandsofyears.4.Theyarepowerful.WesternandChinesedragonsarethesymbolsofpower.5.Theyarethecomposite.•Wecanseemanyanimals’featuresonChineseandwesterndragons.Differences•1.People'sfeelingandideasaboutdragons.•Chinesedragons•PeopleinChinesethinkthatChinesedragonsareauspiciousbeast(瑞兽)whichcanbringhappinessandpower,andevenbeworshipedasgods.Westerndragons•Westerndragonsareportrayedasevilbecausetheywouldeatpeopleordestroyvillages.Sothereismuchfolkloreaboutthefightingbetweenheroesanddragons.Buttherearestillsomeexceptions.Someofthemarewiseandwouldhelppeoplewhentheyneedadvice.2.Similarityanddifferenceswithotherdragonswhicharethesamespecies.•Chinesedragons•MostChinesedragonslooksimilarthoughtheyhavedifferentcolorsandsmallpartsofbodyfeatures.Westerndragons•Westerndragonslookverydifferentfromotherwesterndragons.Somelooklikesnakes,whenotherslooklikedinosaurs,andevenlions.3.Dragonsandfestivals•ChinesedragonsoftenappearinChinesefestivals,celebrationandweddings.•Forexample:DragonBoatFestivalWesterndragons•Asweknow,westerndragonsseldomappearinfestivals.谢谢观赏