Chinese dragon v3.2

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Myths about dragons are an integral part of Chinese culture. These myths have evolved over time and have influenced various aspects of Chinese society. Some of these stories include: * The Houhanshu reports a story about Shayi, who became pregnant with 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 woman showed them to him, but all of them ran away except for the youngest, who the dragon licked on the back and named Jiu Long, meaning "Sitting Back". The descendants of the ten sons became the Ailaoyi people, who tattooed dragons on their backs in honor of their ancestor. * The Miao people of southwest China have a story that a divine dragon created the first humans by breathing on monkeys that came to play in his cave. * The Han people have many stories about Short-Tailed Old Li, a black dragon who was born to a poor family in Shandong. When his mother saw him for the first time, she fainted and, when his father came home from the field and saw him, he hit him with a spade and cut off part of his tail. Li burst through the ceiling and flew away to the Black Dragon River in northeast China, where he became the god of that river. * In China, 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 stories about dragons have also influenced various customs and traditions in China. For example, during various holidays, including the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, villagers will construct an approximately sixteen-foot-long dragon from grass, cloth, bamboo strips, and paper, which they will parade through the city as part of a dragon dance. This ritual is traditionally said to have originated after the poet Qu Yuan committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River and people raced out in boats hoping to save him.