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Vietnamese dragons (Vietnamese: Rồng; chữ Nôm: 蠪; Sino-Vietnamese: Long; chữ Hán: 龍) are symbolic creatures in Vietnamese folklore and mythology. According to an ancient origin myth , the Vietnamese people are descended from a dragon and an Immortal.
The Vietnamese perceive dragons to be benevolent beings bringing rainfall, thus symbolizing abundance and prosperity. They are honored for their power, nobility, and wisdom. Dragons are intimately connected to Vietnamese emperors, considered direct descendants of the Dragon Lord Lạc Long Quân.
For Vietnamese peasants, the dragon was a vivid symbol of the fourfold deity-clouds, rain, thunder and lighting. Represented by an S shape, dragons are depicted on artifacts dating back to the Dong Son-Au Lac culture, which existed in northern Vietnam in the first millennium B.C.
Then the dragon became the noble symbol, the power of the royal family, and the religious (Buddhism). It is embodied in a sleek, sophisticated, artistic complex with a complete layout and unique style which can be seen in the décor of architecture.
Vietnamese dragon. Fountain in a temple, Hoi Han. In Vietnam, the dragon (Vietnamese: rồng or long) is one the most important and sacred symbols. Similar to other Oriental dragons, it was strongly influenced by the Chinese dragon.
The dragon has been an important symbol in Vietnamese culture for thousands of years. According to legend, the Vietnamese people are descended from a dragon and a fairy, and the dragon is seen as a symbol of power, strength, and good fortune.
Vietnamese dragons (Vietnamese: Rồng; chữ Nôm: 蠪; Sino-Vietnamese: Long; chữ Hán: 龍) are symbolic creatures in Vietnamese folklore and mythology. According to an ancient origin myth, the Vietnamese people are descended from a dragon and an Immortal. The dragon was symbolic of bringing rain, essential for agriculture.
In Vietnam, dragons hold great significance as a sacred symbol in the nation’s history, as depicted in the legendary tale of “The Dragon and the Fairy.” Though mythical creatures, dragons have strong spiritual connection with the Vietnamese people.
This semiotic research aims to investigate and generalize the symbol of dragons in Vietnam and Japan, looking at their Confucian and Buddhist absorption and separate impacts in each culture, from which the commonand differentvalues through the
In Vietnamese culture, as in many other East and South East Asian societies, the dragon plays a very prominent role. It is arguably the most sacred of the four mythical creatures - the dragon, the phoenix, the unicorn and the turtle - and its pre-eminence is closely related to the...