China Dragon
While Europe's shining knights spent their lives slaying dragons, the Chinese sought after and worshiped Eastern dragons as the most benevolent, wise and generous all creatures. In fact, to be called "dragon's face" was a great honor, and it was believed that emperors received counsel and aid from dragons in times of need. A few emperors even proudly claimed to be direct descendants of dragons. Matches between humans and dragons were thought possible, since that the dragons were able to change their shape and size to take on any shape you want.
Unlike the fierce western dragons hoarded treasure and demanded virtuous young women as sacrifices, the dragons of Chinese legend showed sensitivity to human beings, and even acted in its name many times, sometimes to a great expense. This is one of the oldest legends about the four dragons. According to legend, once China had no rivers. People rely on the gods to send rain for their crops. One year the king of the gods, Yu-Huang-Shang-Ti, or the Jade Emperor, not to send rain in due course. As the crops began to wither and die, people turned to the heavens for help.
In the East Sea lived four dragons who heard the cries of hunger, and with compassion. Eagerly they left their comfortable underwater home and sought the powerful Jade Emperor. On behalf of the starving people then pleaded with dragons the emperor to send rain and save crops. But the emperor was not happy with dragons and refused his request. Ten days passed, and still has not rained. People I was so hungry they were eating the bark, roots of grass, and white clay. Undeterred by the cruel and selfish emperor, the dragons devised a plan to create a storm and save the villagers. Running home in the East Sea, which collected water and sprayed in the sky. The water fell like rain on crops, and people hope for a jump with joy.
But when the god of the sea said the Jade Emperor as the dragons had, the emperor became very angry. How dragons dare rebel against his word! He was in charge of all affairs of heaven, earth and sea, and not as its authority for questioning. The dragons were arrested and taken the heavenly palace. Then, the Jade Emperor ordered the Mountain God to separate the four dragons in different corners of the country and imprison each under a mountain.
The Four Dragons repents and mountains as you press on them still believed that a new form that could help people. Thus, each dragon became a river, winding mountain prison back to the people and their crops. The Black Dragon in the far north became the Heilongjiang, the yellow dragon and dragon long in central China became the Huanghe and Changjiang (Yangtze), and the dragon pearl in the south became the Zhu. And this, according to legend, is how they formed the four great rivers of China.
As in the ancient story of the four dragons, water and rain is often associated with Eastern Dragons. It is believed that dragons once existed in all the storms and the pool of water. Although sometimes caused heavy rains that destroyed houses, trees uprooted, and people flooded the Chinese have never seen as the evil dragon. Due to the widespread belief in the yin and yang, it was accepted that to reap the benefits of the storm, you had to survive the horror of it. In this way Eastern dragons were seen as the givers of life, while at the same time the cause of the great death and destruction.
About the Author:
About the Author:
Francesca Black has long been interested in the history of dragon and lore http://www.dragon-gifts.com and http://www.mystical-creatures.com
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