| Collector Issue - One Hundred Yuan Celebration of the Millennium 100,000 folders issued on 28/11/2000 |
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| Chinese Dragon |
| Legend has it that at the end of the reign
of first Emperor of China, Huang Di
(2698
BC-2599 BC), he was said to have been
immortalized
into a dragon that resembled his emblem,
and ascended to Heaven. Since then
many Chinese
dynasties considered him as their ancestor,
they sometimes refer to themselves
as "the
descendants of the dragon". This
legend
also contributed towards the use of
the Chinese
dragon by various dynasties as a symbol
of
imperial power. Today, belief in the dragon appears to be sporadic at best. There appear to be very few who would see the dragon as a literally real creature. The worship of the Dragon Kings as rulers of water and weather continues in many areas, and is deeply ingrained in Chinese cultural traditions such as Chinese New Year celebrations. The dragon is one (5th) of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac cycle which is used to designate years in the Chinese calendar. The above note was issued in 2000, which was also the Year of the Dragon. |
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