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Chinese and Japanese symbols are much more popular in the West than any other non-Latin

script. People want tattoo them on to their body, hang them on the wall in their living

room, set them up as screensavers on their computer etc. Why are these symbols so popular

among people who cannot even read them? Why aren’t the Arabic or Ethiopian script treated

with equal amount of attention?

The first and foremost reason is that Chinese characters possess a strong esthetic appeal.

In other words, they are beautiful. Calligraphy, the practice of writing Chinese

characters as a form of fine art, has a history of at least two thousand years. The

handwriting of ancient masters had been copied over and over for centuries. The few

surviving original scrolls are sold for astronomical prices.

For those of us who cannot read Chinese, the symbols carry an aura of exoticism, as if

each one of them contained some unsolvable mystery. Although these symbols are elements of

an existing writing system, nevertheless, we see them as symbols with magical meaning. We

feel that they have power, they are potent.

Then again, the symbols are cool. They are cool because they are associated with cool

things like martial arts, samurai movies, ninjas, ghost stories, video games etc. In fact,

these are the primary channels through which we get acquainted with Chinese writing. Not

many people have gone to the Asian Arts Museum to see the exhibits of medieval Chinese

calligraphy but everybody has seen the movies of Bruce Lee.

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The symbolism of the East Asian dragon could not be more diametrically opposed to that of the western or Celtic dragon, as noted in this definition of the dragon tattoo symbol.

Particularly in China, it is difficult to imagine a more positive and powerful symbol. Although it is a mysterious and supernatural being, the dragon controls the forces of nature, particularly rain and thunder. It is equally at home in the sea or sky, although it typically has no wings. Dragons naturally lent themselves as symbols of imperial law-giving and just rule and were adopted by Chinese emperors as early as the Han dynasty when the five-clawed turquoise dragon Lung was used as a motif.

In the Chinese zodiac, people who are born in the Year of the Dragon are simply considered more powerful and lucky than anyone else. They naturally attract attention, are used to finishing first, and have the self-confidence and ego that go along with their tendency to do things on a grand scale. Endowed with tremendous energy, intelligence, and talent, Dragon people enjoy the attention but can also have a helpful and charitable side as well.

People born in the Year of the Dragon are considered most compatible with people born in the Year of the Rat or Monkey while they are least compatible with those born in the Year of the Dog.
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