Chinese Dragon
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| Chinese dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and Chinese folklore. The dragons have many animal-like forms such as turtles, fish, and imaginary creatures, but they are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs. The typical chinese dragon, which is called "Long", is described as having the head of a camel, the ears of an ox, the antlers of a deer, the body of a snake, the scales of a carp and the claws of a tiger. Imperial chinese dragons have five digits per paw; lower-class dragons have four claws or three claws. They are able to fly, despite the absence of wings. They are responsible over the weather and create rain with a pearl they make shining in the sun. In yin and yang terminology, a dragon is yang and complements a yin fenghuang ("Chinese phoenix").
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