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Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 126 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LUNG  , one of the four symbolical creatures of

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

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