Chinese dragon v2.1

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The article provides an overview of various ethnic myths about dragons in China. Some key points include: * In ancient Chinese mythology, dragons were associated with rain and drought. * The Houhanshu reports a story from the Ailaoyi people about a woman who gave birth to ten sons after being touched by a tree trunk floating in the water while fishing. The tree trunk turned into a dragon, who asked to see his sons. * The Miao people have a story that a divine dragon created the first humans by breathing on monkeys that came to play in his cave. * In Chinese culture, dragons are closely associated with rain and drought is thought to be caused by a dragon's laziness. * Prayers invoking dragons to bring rain are common in Chinese texts. * The Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals, attributed to the Han dynasty scholar Dong Zhongshu, proscribes making clay figurines of dragons during a time of drought and having young men and boys pace and dance among the figurines in order to encourage the dragons to bring rain. * Rainmaking rituals invoking dragons are still very common in many Chinese villages. * The Dragon Kings are a popular dragon story in China today, but they did not begin to emerge until the Eastern Han. * Many traditional Chinese customs revolve around dragons, such as constructing an approximately sixteen-foot-long dragon from grass, cloth, bamboo strips, and paper during various holidays, including the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival.