No one ever kills a Chinese Dragon. Instead, you can give presents and he will protect you from evil spirits.

A Chinese dragon looks like a snake. He has the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a demon, scales of a fish, claws of an eagle, and the feet of a tiger. When this dragon opens its mouth, clouds come out — not fire! It is one of four creatures with a kindly spirit. The others are the Unicorn, the Phoenix, and the Tortoise.

In Chinese mythology, the Dragon represents the Emperor, the Phoenix, the Empress, and the Tortoise controls the sea and ensures long life. The Unicorn is the kind general who brings good luck.

But if the dragon is angered or insulted, he can cause a drought, or cover the sun so it becomes very dark on the land. Sometimes the dragon will take the form of another animal such as a horse. If someone can catch this horse, and comb its mane, the drought will end and it will start to rain.

The beautiful dragon is believed to give the people laws to live by, and is a teacher of magic. He also appears at lucky moments to predict a time when a person will win money, gold, or have good fortune. To honour the dragon, Chinese people have dragon parades to help celebrate the Spring Festival. The dragon is a national symbol of China.

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