Adragonisalegendarycreature,typicallyscaledorfire-spewingandwithserpentine,reptilianoraviantraits,thatfeaturesinthemythsofmanyculturesaroundworld.DRAGONTherearetwomostwell-knownculturaltraditionsofdragon:TheEuropeandragonTheChinesedragonTHEEUROPEANDRAGONTheEuropeandragon,derivedfromEuropeanfolktraditionsandultimatelyrelatedtoBalkansandWesternAsianmythologies.Mostaredepictedasreptiliancreatureswithanimal-levelintelligence,andareuniquelysix-limbed(fourlegsandaseparatesetofwings).THECHINESEDRAGONTheChinesedragon,withcounterpartsinJapan(namelytheJapanesedragon),KoreaandotherEastAsianandSouthAsiancountries.[1]Mostaredepictedasserpentinecreatureswithabove-averageintelligence,andarequadrupeds(fourlegsandwingless).AlsonamedLongInfact,Dragonsexistinmanyculturesoftheworld,especiallyinAsia.KoreandragonJapanesedragonVietnamdragonButtheyareallinfluencedbyChineseculture.ChinesedragonNow,wemainlytalkaboutChineseDragonChinesedragonsarelegendarycreaturesinChinesemythologyandChinesefolklore.Thedragonshavemanyanimal-likeformssuchasturtlesandfish,butaremostcommonlydepictedassnake-likewithfourlegs.Chinesedragonstraditionallysymbolizepotentandauspiciouspowers,particularlycontroloverwater,rainfall,typhoons,andfloods.Thedragonisalsoasymbolofpower,strength,andgoodluckforpeoplewhoareworthyofit.Withthis,theEmperorofChinausuallyusedthedragonasasymbolofhisimperialpowerandstrength.THEDEVELOPMENTOFTHELONG’SIMAGEMostofthelonginthepre-Qinperiodhasnofoot(zhulong),orafoot(KuiLong)ortwofeet,threefootandfourfootarerare.HanDynastytotheWeiandJinDynasties’longisgenerallyinaccordancewiththeimageofthedragon,withwings.AftertheNorthernandSouthernDynasties,thelong'sbodygraduallygrow,wingsbegantodegenerateintoslenderribbon.SongandYuanDynasties,thedragon'simagebegantoshape.LONGSCLASSIFICATIONYinglong(Chinese:應龍;pinyin:yìnglóng;Wade–Giles:ying-lung;literally:"respondingdragon"),wingeddragonassociatedwithrainsandfloods,usedbyYellowEmperortokillChiYouJiaolong(Chinese:蛟龍;pinyin:jiāolóng;Wade–Giles:chi...