Chinese Dragons There are nine major types of Chinese dragons. These include the horned dragon,the winged dragon, the celestial dragon (which supports and protects the mansions of the gods), the spiritual dragon (which generates wind and rain for the benefit of mankind), the dragon of hidden treasures (which keeps guard over concealed wealth), the coiling dragon (which lives in water), and the yellow dragon (which once emerged from water and presented the legendary Emperor Fu Shi with the elements of writing). The last of the nine is the dragon king, which actually consists of four separate dragons, each of which rules over one of the four seas, those of the east, south,west, and north. Dragon Superstitions 1.Soldiers believed that a sword dipped in Dragons blood, made wounds that would never heal. 2.A bath in Dragons blood helped people see into the future. 3.A Dragons breath was poisonous just one puff could kill a soldier. 4.A Dragons tooth used to bring good luck. 5.People believed that Dragon fat made good eye ointment. 6.Some people even said that if Dragons teeth were sown in the ground they would grow into fighting soldiers. 7.Some Dragon slayers kept the heads and tails of Dragons they had killed to show how brave they had been.
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