 The Eternal Guardian
Created by: * Lau Ma Feng, 2004-08-18 00:18:22
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Dragons are an important part of many Chinese festivals, including Chinese New Year. In ancient China, dragons did not breathe fire. Dragons were wise and caring. They guarded the wind, the rain, the rivers, precious metals and gems.
Many countries use dragons in their art, especially China, Korea and Japan. It's easy to tell the difference between Chinese, Korean and Japanese dragons. Just count the dragon's toes!
Chinese dragons have five toes!
Korean dragons have four toes!
Japanese dragons have three toes!
Legend says . .
The farther dragons travel from their home in China, the more toes they lose! Fortunately, when wandering dragons return home to China, all their missing toes grow back. But, as most dragons would prefer to keep all their toes, all the time, few dragons ever wander very far from home.
Literature of The Orient (2 posts)
A creation myth of the Philippines..er rather a link to - (* Lady Inari Kotoku, May 21, 2004 - 01:06 )
