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This is a pretty broad question because the history of dragons is quite extensive. But I will give it a shot. There are nine types of Chinese dragons, also regarded as the Oriental Dragons. You should also note that nine is a very lucky number to the Chinese. These are: the horned dragon, the celestial dragon, the spiritual dragon, the winged dragon, the dragon of hidden treasures, the coiling dragon, the yellow dragon, and the dragon king. Each of these dragon types has a special attribute to them. The Horned dragon is also know as Lung. They are the most powerful of the Oriental Dragons and are completely deaf. They have the power to produce rain, too. It should also be noted that the head points South, and the tail points North. In addition, they are a symbol of the East and the sun. The Celestial dragon protects the mansions of the gods to the Chinese, and the Spiritual dragon creates rain and wind for mankind. The Dragon of Hidden Treasures helps keep watch over concealed wealth, and the coiling dragon lives in the water, primarily lakes and deep, deep waters. The yellow dragon is especially important, for this dragon emerged from water and aided the Emperor Fu Shi by showing him writing. The Dragon King is really four dragons, and these dragons keep watch over the four main seas. They were honored and respected, for they were the ones the Chinese went to if there was little or no rain. The four lived in the North, South, East, or West waters. I hope this helps, dragons make very cool tattoos but talk with your artist and feel him/her out to see if he/she knows about the history. If he/she doesn
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∙ 13y agoIt can represent many things:
- A dragon with 4 claws is normal, 5 claws means sacred, and worn only by royalty.
- Good fortune or rain
- spiritual enlightenment
- the energy of mother nature
et cetera, et cetera...
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∙ 11y agoTHE ORIGINAL ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS BELITTLED WITH OPINION AND INCORRECT INFORMATION, NOT TO MENTION RACIST ENTENDRES BY ASSUMING YIN/YANG IS STRICTLY CHINESE, OR THAT ASIANS ARE "ORIENTAL"...I HAVE CORRECTLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION BY OMITTING OUT THE INCORRECT, OPINIONATED, AND IGNORANT RESPONSES, AND REPLACING THEM WITH CAPITALIZED CORRECT AND FACTUAL INFORMATION.
In oriental ASIAN culture the Dragon is a female MALE sign that represents the defender ACTIVE and the Tiger is a male FEMALE sign signifying PASSIVE.
The Dragon and the Tiger are interpreted in the same way as YANG AND YIN RESPECTIVELY. The placement of these two powerful Chinese ASIAN symbols in a tattoo design has huge significance REPRESENTS BALANCE.
When placed side by side on a tattoo, they represent opposing forces which are attaining duality and balance. WHETHER BY TATTOO OR NOT, DRAGON AND TIGER REPRESENTS THE DUALITIES OF LIFE AND NECESSARY POLAR OPPOSITES
If the Tiger appears beneath the Dragon, this represents the triumph over dark forces. If the Tiger is Wrestling down the Dragon, then this represents aggression and disregard for others and their property.
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∙ 13y agoEach animal has deep and meaningful mythology attached to it so you would have to be more specific I'm afraid
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∙ 15y agothe rat is a sign off gud luck to the japanise
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