The dragon symbol in Chinese culture symbolizes dignity and the power for good. The dragon is also the most potent symbol of good fortune.
The Chinese dragon, or long, is a symbol of prosperity.
The Chinese character for 'dragon' is 龙 in simplified Chinese. In traditional Chinese it is '龍'. In pinyin, it is 'long'.
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A dragon is a prominent feature in the legends and myths of China. Dragons, not only occupy prominent position in the Chinese mythology, but also in Chinese astrology. The dragon that controls the Chinese astrology is the "Blue Dragon". One of the four constellations that divide the sky over China is Blue Dragon. In Chinese astrology, Blue Dragon controls the movement of the stars Alpha Scorpii in Scorpio and Alpha Virginis in Virgo, Sagittarius, and Libra. As part of the Chinese myth, the Blue Dragon is known to symbolize spring. Blue Dragon is one of the animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac.
Actually, the"Dragon"thing you know is totally different from "Chinese Dragon" which has no wings, four claws, and a snake-like look . There are people who argue that "Chinese dragon" should be replaced by the word "loong" to distinguish the two. Ancient Chinese emperor use "loong" to represen the royalty. And somehow, Chinese call themselves "the offsprings of loong".
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The Chinese dragon, or long, is a symbol of prosperity.
The Chinese character for 'dragon' is 龙 in simplified Chinese. In traditional Chinese it is '龍'. In pinyin, it is 'long'.
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No, the dragon has become a symbol or a kind of belief. Chinese New Year has nothing to do with the dragon. However, the dragon has become part of Chinese culture, it can be use any time any where.
This question was a bit confusing because I don't know that lungs (the organ) are a symbol of Chinese culture. But now I'm thinking you might mean the Chinese word "long" (which is pronounced much the way "lung" is pronounced in English). "Long" is the Mandarin word for "dragon". The dragon is the traditional symbol of the emperor, while the Phoenix is the symbol of the empress. That's why the dragon is significant to the Chinese (at least, that's about all I can fill you in on). In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it says that Dragon means Chinese Myth. A supernatural creature (Chinese "lung") of ancient and uncertain origin, in popular belief connected with rain and flood. The dragon is a symbol of the Emperor, of good fortune, and of the yang as opposed to the yin, and is usually beneficent being。
it is long in china or in Chinese
in Chinese symbol: there are two ways. Chinese simple "龙", and the other way is "龍", the first one used in mainland and the secend one used in Taiwan. Dragon in Chinese is 龙 (long2 )
Ancient chinese dragons were to do with astrology and chinese understanding of the elements. Chinese believed that flaming trials of comets were dragons and there are four chinese elements and the dragon represents one of them. Also in chinese legend the dragon was part of the race that took place to decide the greatest animal, hence the 'year of the dragon'.
When transcribed into pinyin chinese, "Blue Dragon" (or "Azure Dragon" as the symbol of Chinese constellations is usually translated) reads "Qinglong." It is also referred to as the "Azure Dragon of the East," or "D?ng F?ng Q?ng L—ng."