The Life of the Golden DragonThe Golden Dragon is a legendary item used by the Chinese as one of the four animals representing power. This powerful creature was believed to be the strongest in the realm of the dragons and element, and represented Heaven on Earth. The term for the Golden Dragon in Chinese is Niu Lang Zi, which means “Heaven Dragon”. However, most commonly the dragon is called the Golden Dragon.
According to legend, the dragon was the son of the heavens and a mortal woman. He ruled the kingdom of Heaven before his wife bore him a daughter. His first wife was killed by his jealous brother, so he killed her and became the sole ruler of the kingdom. Another version says that the dragon was in fact transformed into a human because of his jealous anger at not being given the opportunity to subjugate the demons. In these tales,…