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WHAT DOES A DRAGON SYMBOLIZE IN THE CHINESE CULTURE????!!!!! 
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I'm doing a research project on it, and i can't find information on what the dragon represents. I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLZ Help!!! Thanx for whoever gives an answer. I really appreciate it. <3
In ancient China, Dragon was a symbol for the emperor, who was the highest authority in China. Plus, if you look at Chinese architecture, there's always a dragon on there, which represents the power of the emperor:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/faculty/wooders/peking04/forbidden_city/forbidden_14.jpg
http://www.mikepope.com/blog/images/ForbiddenCity_NineDragonWall.jpg
In fact, emperors back then wore gold silk clothes with dragon everywhere, which as I mentioned, represents power and prosperity. Here's a portrait of one of the Chinese emperor:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/003-The_Imperial_Portrait_of_a_Chinese_Emperor_called_%22Daoguang%22.JPG
Note: Almost everything the emperor had is made of dragon, even the chair in the pic.
But the bottom line is, dragon is also a symbol for male, whereas phoenix is a symbol for female in Chinese culture. This is actually where the Ying and Yang symbol came from.
http://images.elfwood.com/art/l/e/letout/yinyan.jpg
http://images.elfwood.com/art/f/u/fuerst/yingyang_ew.jpg.rZd.114647.jpg
[nature_science] Significant Archaeological Discovery - Dragon of Yangshao Culture 6500BC
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