It is a taboo to disfigure a depiction of a dragon for example, an advertisement campaign commissioned by Nike, which featured the American basketball player LeBron James slaying a dragon (as well as beating up an old Kung Fu master), was immediately banned by the Chinese government after public outcry over disrespect. In Chinese culture today, the dragon is mostly used for decorative purposes. The wolf was used among the Mongols, the monkey among Tibetans. The meaning of dragon for Chinese people:Ĭhinese people use the term “ Descendants of the Dragon” ( simplified Chinese: 龙 的 传 人 traditional Chinese: 龍 的 傳 人 pinyin: lóng de chuán rén) as a sign of ethnic identity, as part of a trend started in the 1970s when different Asian nationalities were looking for animal symbols for representations. Mighty dragon, mighty dragon open your eyes, How many years followed by how many years
How many years have gone by with the gunshots still ringing out, Surrounded on all sides by the appeasers’ swords Gun and cannon fire destroyed the tranquil night, In the deep of the night before enormous changes
One hundred years ago on a tranquil night, The rushing and surging waters are in my dreamsĪfter I grew up I became an heir of the dragon In my dreams I miraculously travel the Yangtze’s watersĪlthough I’ve never heard the strength of the Yellow River, Although I’ve never seen the beauty of the Yangtze,
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