1. Image characteristics: The dragon is usually depicted as a long snake with scales, a faucet, a scaly tail and limbs, and is often depicted as flying in the clouds. In contrast, the image of the western dragon is more diverse, which may include wings, limbs, lizard-like body, feathers, snake tail and other elements, and is usually depicted as a majestic, powerful and fierce creature.
2. Cultural connotation and symbolic meaning: The dragon is regarded as a symbol of auspiciousness, representing authority, mystery and auspiciousness. Dragons in the west are usually described as demonic creatures, representing danger, fear and conquest. They are symbols of evil forces and need to be defeated to protect mankind.
3. Different origins: dragons. Its formation time can be traced back to the ancient Fuxi era. According to historical records, Fuxi, the ancestor of China, once witnessed a strange animal with a dragon head and a horse body in the Yellow River, and realized it, so he invented gossip. From then on, he regarded the dragon as a tribal symbol and was called the dragon owner. Xilong In ancient Egyptian mythology, there is no typical image of the dragon, and there is no clear story with the dragon as the protagonist.