Chinese dragon v3.2

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The text discusses various ethnic myths about dragons in China. It mentions several stories from different regions, including: * The Ailaoyi people's story of Shayi, a woman who became pregnant with ten sons after being touched by a tree trunk floating in the water while fishing. * The Miao people's story of a divine dragon creating the first humans by breathing on monkeys that came to play in his cave. * The Han people's story of Short-Tailed Old Li, a black dragon who was born to a poor family in Shandong and became the god of the Black Dragon River. The text also discusses the association between dragons and rain in Chinese culture. In many Chinese villages, there are gods said to bring rain, often depicted as dragons. Rainmaking rituals invoking these dragons are still common today. The text notes that stories of the Dragon Kings did not begin until the Eastern Han dynasty, when Buddhist stories of the serpent rain-god Nāga became popular. Finally, the text mentions various traditional Chinese customs related to dragons, such as constructing a large dragon from grass, cloth, and paper for a dragon dance, racing in boats carved like dragons during the Duanwu festival, and identifying oneself as a descendant of dragons after the last emperor was overthrown in 1911.