The dragon was believed to make an appearance in the heavens before the birth of an emperor, as a symbol of masculine vigor and fertility,therefore, some emperors claimed to have descended from the dragon, while for others, dragons were special protectors. Any sighting of a dragon like:silver dragon pendant,jade dragon pendant meant that Heaven was letting the Chinese people know that the emperor was ruling well. Reports of dragons were welcome at court.

The adjective dragon was used in the names of all that had to do with his life and office and the emperor’s most honored title was “the True Dragon”. The imperial look was known as the “dragons’ eyes, “ the imperial robes called “dragon’ garments and the pen he used was the “dragon’s brush,his throne was the “dragon’s seat” his hands the “dragon’s claws.” appearing on the coins of the realm as well as the national flag,so important was this supernatural beast that it come to represent China itself.

Dragons first appeared on robes in the Tang dynasty (618-906) and then again in the Song (960-1297,The wearing of court robes with dragon symbols was a practice throughout Chinese history. But it was the Mongols, who ruled China during the Yuan dynasty (1297-1368), who established their use. When the Han Chinese renewed their authority by establishing the Ming Dynasty (1368) they were in no hurry to adopt the dragon robe so popular among the Mongols officially, though they were worn for informal occasions. By the sixteenth century they were again considered very fashionable and much sought after at court. Five-clawed dragons called Long were confined to use of the emperor, his sons by the empress and other high-ranking princes, but they could be awarded on merit to important nobles and officials. Four-clawed dragons called Mang were worn by lesser princes and those with senior appointments to the court of Chinese origin; Feng Shui is also ancient shamanic practice akin to druidic science dealing with ‘dragon energies’ or earth forces for well being.

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