What is the significance of dragons in Chinese culture?The Chinese believe that dragons are a symbol of luck, power, success, and honor. In Chinese history, the dragon symbolized the Emperor of China. From the Qin dynasty, dragons appeared on their flags and emblems. The emperor, declared as the son of heaven was assigned the 5-clawed dragon to represent him. The four clawed and three clawed dragons symbolized those who are lesser in stature to the emperor CITATION Sle04 l 1033 (Sleeboom, 2004). The emperor is usually pictured as having divine or dragon attributes racing across the heavens with their dragon gowns or sitting on their dragon thrones. The emperor Huang Di was said to have the birthmark of the dragon. He is believed to have come from the sky. The Chinese attributed their racial origins from this legend.In fact the Chinese believe that they descended from dragons. The dragon is their national totem and ancient symbol as a people. In fact, it is a sign of disrespect to picture any kind of dragon slaying as is common in western culture for the dragon for the Chinese is a benevolent and wise creature with whom their identity as a people finds close affinity. The Chinese dragon does not breathe fire l...