The Chinese love dragons.

They believe that the dragon is powerful and wise and brings good luck. There are many temples built to honor the dragons in China.

Chinese dragons are snake-like, wingless animals with four legs

and five claws on each leg. According to stories, Chinese dragons have a magic pearl which gives them the power to fly and go into heaven.

The Chinese believe that dragons control water, rainfall, hurricane, and floods.

Korean Dragons

Korean dragons are the most kind-hearted of all the dragons. A Korean dragon is a snake-like, wingless animal with a long beard. A Korean dragon has four legs with four claws on

each leg. In Korean stories, dragons are water animals, which control water and farming.

Japanese Dragons

Japanese dragons are large, wingless, snake-like animals with three claws on each foot. Japanese believe that dragons are water animals that control rainfall and water. According to Japanese stories, dragons were first born in Japan. Dragons are very popular in Japan and are used a lot in art, music and architecture.

The Filipino Dragon is called Bakunawa, which means “moon-eater”. According to an ancient story in Philippines, Bakunawa is a snake-like dragon with whiskers, two pairs of wings, a red tongue, and a mouth as big as a lake. In the story, the Bakunawa lived in the sea and would rise out of the water into the sky and eat the moon. Thus, the Filipino dragons were believed to be the cause of eclipses.