Throughout Chinese history the people of China have worshiped the Dragon. In Chinese
mythology the Dragon is the ruler of the Sky and of the Seas. The Chinese dragon, unlike its western cousin, is
considered to be a benevolent creature, the
custodian of rain, river, lakes and Seas. The Chinese Dragon is a harbinger of good
fortune. In ancient Neolithic China the Dragon was the symbolic representation of the
human soul. The famous jade artifacts of Dragon Embryo are evidence of this symbolic
significance.
The mythological animals of the Chinese are many
and often they are hybrid to become even more varied. In Chinese mythology the dragon is
described as having the body of a snake, the face of a horse, antlers of the deer and
claws of the eagle. The dragon has the beard of a goat and the scales of a fish. But where
did such a creature come from? Is there any evidence to suggest such a creature ever
existed?
A true Dragon's remains have never been found,
although records of dragons in Chinese culture go back many thousands of years. Archeological evidence discovered at the excavation
at Anyang (ancient Shang Capital) revealed a full sized
dinosaur skeleton. One can only assume that the Dragon may have been inspired not from
pure imagination, but from the fossil remains of a great dinosaur.
The sex of the Dragon indicates its relationship
with the cosmic duality forces of Yin and Yang. Often when two dragons are depicted for the
purpose of expressing Yin and Yang, one dragon will have pointed ears (male) and the
other dragon rounded
ears (female).
China is an ancient civilization that is without doubt the
oldest continued civilization in the world. In ancient times
Chinese
understood essence of their life in accordance with the natural laws that
governed the eternal
cosmic forces of Yin and Yang. The Dragon was the greatest of all creatures as it is able to
rule both heaven and middle Kingdom (earth) and thus rule over the forces of Yin and
Yang.
The Dragon throughout Chinese history has been a symbol used
both for religious as well as
military purposes, and like the Romans who marched with the insignia
of the Eagle,
the Dragon in China was used as the military insignia. So powerful did the
symbol of the
dragon become that it was adopted by every Chinese Dynasty as the Imperial emblem.
From
begining of the Chinese civilization with the Yellow Emperor (Huang Di)
all the way up until the last Dynasty of China (Ching Dynasty) the Dragon
was the symbol of the Emperor. As early as the
Eastern Han Dynasty Dragon King Temple's were built where the Chinese
farmers would pray for
blessings of rain to bring good harvest ; all destiny was within the
powerful claws of the dragons, because these cosmic creatures controlled the
rain.
In China figurines and amulets in the shape and
form of Dragons have been fashioned from Jade for thousands of years. Now, for the
first time in Western history. you have an opportunity to acquire a rare jade Dragon from
the ancient world of China.
We hope you enjoy your
exploration of the ancient world of China as you journey down the Jade Road.
While you make this amazing journey through the ancient past please visit
our Ebay Auctions and acquire
an ancient jade treasure before they are all sold.
custodian of rain, river, lakes and Seas. The Chinese Dragon is a harbinger of good
fortune. In ancient Neolithic 
A true Dragon's remains have never been found,
although records of dragons in Chinese culture go back many thousands of years. Archeological evidence discovered at the excavation
at 
military purposes, and like the Romans who marched with the insignia
of the Eagle,
the Dragon in China was used as the military insignia. So powerful did the
symbol of the
dragon become that it was adopted by every Chinese Dynasty as the Imperial emblem.
From
begining of the Chinese civilization with the Yellow Emperor (Huang Di)
all the way up until the last Dynasty of China (Ching Dynasty) the Dragon
was the symbol of the Emperor. As early as the
Eastern Han Dynasty Dragon King Temple's were built where the Chinese
farmers would pray for
blessings of rain to bring good harvest ; all destiny was within the
powerful claws of the dragons, because these cosmic creatures controlled the
rain. 
