In China, there are a lot of antiques, such as one of the antiques, namely this dragon.

In history, the dragon is a symbol of the Emperor of China.  During the Zhou Dynasty, five-toed dragons were dedicated to the Prince of Heaven (Maharaja), four-toed dragons for nobles, and three-toed dragons for ministers.  During the Qing Dynasty, the five-toed dragon represented the Maharaja, while the three- and four-toed dragons were intended for commoners.  In the Qing Dynasty too, dragons were painted on the national flag.

 

In a European-influenced cultural environment, the dragon carries an aggressive connotation as if it wants to go to war, so it was once thought that the Chinese empire did not want to use the dragon as a symbol for these reasons, but many Chinese people did not agree with this decision.  It's just that sometimes, Westerners mistake the tendencies of the noble Chinese dragon for the fierce Western dragon.  In Hong Kong, the dragon is embodied in the design of the Hong Kong Brand emblem which is used to promote Hong Kong as a trademark.

 

Many Chinese people use the term "Dragon Descendant" (龍的傳人) as a symbol of tribal identity, following the trend of the 1970s.  Wolves were used by the Mongols, and monkeys by the Tibetans.  

In contemporary Chinese culture, Chinese dragons are widely used as decorations.  It is forbidden to insult the image of a dragon.