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LUNG , one of the four symbolical creatures of See also:Chinese See also:legend . It is a See also:dragon with a scaly snake-like See also:body, See also:long claws, horns, a bristly See also:face, and its back-See also:bone armed with spikes . Originally three-clawed, it has become, as the See also:official dragon of the See also:present See also:dynasty, a five-clawed beast . The See also:form is embroidered on the See also:state See also:robes of the See also:emperor of See also:China, and it is traditionally connected with the dynasty's See also:history and fortunes . |
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