Why Dragon Heir?

China is the country of dragon, an imagined creature originated from ancient time when China was not called China yet. The Chinese dragon has the head of a camel, the horns of a deer, the eyes of a rabbit, the ears of a cow, the neck of a snake, the belly of fog, the scales of carp, the claws of a hawk, and the palm of a tiger. Unlike the ones in the western culture, which are mostly evil and devastating, the dragons in the Chinese culture have more characters. Except a few bad ones in legend stories, dragons are the trademark of power and tradionally symbolize auspiciousness with phoenix.

The emperors are deemed the avator of dragon to manage the country. Therefore, their body was called "dragon body" and their kids are "dragon babies". Their formal dress is "dragon robe" with golden dragons embroidered in the front and back. People they managed worshiped them as the heavenly dragons. Today, if you take a chance to tour the Forbidden City, the grand palace of Qing and Ming Dynasty located in the heart of Beijing, you will see dragons overwhelmingly associated to the building and China's history.

However, dragon does not just belong to the royal family, but live among the normal people. As a protector symbolizing righteousness, dragon appears everywhere in people's everyday life. In the 12-year cycle Chinese zodiac system, dragon is one of the twelve creatures. Typically, people born in the year of dragon consider themselves lucky. Even the ones born in the year of snake would prefer to say they are "small dragons".

The birth of dragon culture is believed to start from the legendary figure, Fuxi, who is generally acknowledged as the earliest ancestor of Chinese nation. He's said to have had a human head, and the body of a dragon. He lived in northwest China, and later, he led his tribe down the Yellow River and settled in central China. He created weaving and musical instrument skills. Even the "Eight Diagrams" are said to have been worked out by him.

As time flushed the dynasties away, the history of emperors concluded, but the spirit of dragon stayed in every inch of the soil and every piece of soul of the historical yet awaking country. Dragon has become a spiritual tie linking not only the nation, but Chinese people all over the world. We call ourselves the heir of dragon.