中国龙与西方龙的区别，英文.ppt

The differences between western dragon and Chinese long Western dragons and Chinese long originated from different sources; they have different appearances, different nature, different behaviors and they stand for different things. Moreover, once people run into the two, people have completely different feelings and different attitudes toward them. Different nature and different behavior Standing for different things People’s different attitude toward the western dragon and Chinese Long Conclusion * The Difference between Western Dragon and The Chinese Long Different sources Western dragon and Chinese Long are both legendary and imaginary animals but western dragon came into people’s mind much later than Chinese Long did. In Enuma Elish, a Mesopotamian creation epic written in about2000 BC., one of the central figures of the legend is the goddess Tiamat, a dragon likes personification of the oceans, who headed the hordes of chaos and whose destruction was prerequisite to an orderly universe. Therefore, western dragon has only about 4,000 years of history and it was usually aggressive and destructive. However, the Chinese Long has a history of at least 8,000 years, originating in the early period of the New Stone Age. Some people assume that Chinese Long’s image is the reflection of the picture in the sky when there are thunder and flashlights before rain. Still, the legend has it that the HUNG Di (Yellow Emperor) used a snake for his coat of arms, every time he conquered another tribe; he added his defeated enemy’s emblem to his. That is why the Chinese Long looks like a combination of many animals now. Different appearances European dragons are known to have leathery wings, breathe fire, and they say that theyre big enough to eat a whale. Oriental dragons are said to (some of them are said this) they have feathery wings, can breathe venom, ice, ect. that kind of stuff. They are said to be bigger than