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1、DifferencesBetweenChineseandWesternDragonCultureAbstractThedragonisaspiritsymbolofChinesepeople.TherearesomedifferentculturalconnotationsbetweenChinesedragonandWesterndragon.TheChinesedragonisasymbolofpropitiousomensandgoodfortune.Anditalsostandsforthesupremeimperialpower,whileWesterndragoni
2、stheincarnationofevilandgreedy.Becauseofculturaldifferences,westernpeoplearedifferentfromChinesepeopleinunderstandingandusingdragonimages.Therefore,agoodgraspofitshistoricalandculturalconnotationsallowspeopletotrulyunderstandthemeaningofanothercultureincross-culturalcommunication.Keywords:dr
3、agon,Loong,culturaldifferences,origin,mythology,symbolicmeaning,IntroductionThedragonisamascotinChinesenationalcultureanditisaculturalsymbolofChinesenation.InChina,dragonculturehasalonghistory.ItisveryprofoundandalsoareflectionofChineseidentity.Chinesepeopleclaimtobethedescendentofdragon.Ina
4、cientChina,onlyempirecouldweardragonrobe(akindofclothwithdragonimagesonit),andifsomethingwasnamedbyLoong【1】(InChinese,itmeansdragon),thatmeansitisdefinitelyverynobleorexpensive,suchasDragonWellTea(Longjingtea),Longyanandsoon.InChineseZodiac,thereisalsoadragonanditistheonlyanimalthatdoesnotex
5、istinreallife.Butinthewest,thedragonisasymbolofevil,theincarnationofSatan.Inwesternmythology,therearemanystoriesaboutdragon.Inthesestories,humanwarriorsalwayswanttodefeatadragoninordertogetthetreasuresinthedragonlairorsavethebeautifulprincesswhowasgrabedbythedragon.Eventoday,inwesternmovies,
6、thedragonisdescribedasakindofhugemonsterwhichissimilartoGodzilla.AndintheRole-PlayingGames,thedragonisoftendesignedasabossthatisreadytobedefeatedbytheplayerstohelpthemupgrade.Therefore,understandingthedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesterndragonculturehelpsusunderstandthedifferentculturalbackgr
7、oundsandknowmoreimpliedmeaningsofthedragon.Ⅰ.OriginTheChinesedragoncomesfromanancienttotem.Inancienttimes,ourancestorscouldnotmakeareasonableexplanationaboutmostnaturalphenomenons.Sowiththetotem,theyhopedtheycanhavethepoweroflightningandstorm,thema
