The red dragon is ingrained in the Chinese culture for centuries.
Chinese dragons have many forms but are commonly shown as snake-like creatures with four legs.
Like all cultures, the Chinese, too, have a story about how this world was created.
In this story, a dragon helped the creator of the world—Pan Gu—in the early stages of the creation.
In another legend, a goddess named Nu Gua, who had the torso of a woman and the tail of a dragon, moulded the first humans out of mud, and so, she is seen as a divine being.
Chinese also believe that after humanity’s creation, dragons lived alongside mankind, providing protection and guidance.
It is said that some 5000 years back, they had an emperor, Huang Di (credited for so many good things in China), who was a human incarnation of a dragon.
When tribes in China fought each other to gain more lands in ancient China, Huang Di collaborated with Yan Di to defeat the enemies.
Yan Di is believed to have been conceived after his mother dreamt of a dragon.
As Huang Di’s and Yan Di’s tribes united, they picked a dragon as the symbol for their newly-formed tribe’s banner.
Since those prehistoric times, many Chinese people have considered themselves Huang Di and Yan Di’s descendants, and therefore, the descendants of dragons.
Dragons, in Chinese culture, symbolise power, strength, and good luck for people who are worthy of it.
