Dragon History
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For people who are looking for simple clarification between Chinese and Japanese dragons, this page has been put up. I am trying to collect all the information I can, but it may take quite a while to explain the differences.
| Item | Japanese | Chinese |
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Dragon Types |
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Visual Differences |
Three-toed3 see also: The Difference between Dragons |
Five-toed3 see also: The Difference between Dragons |
Dragon Attitude |
Much like Western Dragons, Japanese dragons killed innocent people and forced towns to give them beautiful maidens for food.4,5 see also: Uwibami and Yofune-Nushi |
Chinese dragons were benovolent creatures who shared with humans this relationship: so long as people were loyal, the dragons were benevolent.6 Note: This is one of the five relationships that Confucius spoke of. (Ruler to Subject) |
Japanese and Chinese dragon share similarities in: Flight Methods, Gender Differences, and Color Information.
Footnotes
- Eastern Dragons
- Illiana the Golden Dragon (defunct)
- Chinese Dragons. Link Defunct: <http://www.q-net.net.au/~dazsal/dragonspage.html>
- Rose [Monsters] 280
- Davis [Japan] 363
- Te Lin 105
For more information about footnotes and references, please see the Bibliography.
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