This year the Chinese New Year falls on 23rd January, so be prepared to shout out Xin Nian Kuai Le (Happy New Year in Chinese) with must gusto, while enjoying the beautiful Chinese dragons featured below.
For the uninitiated, the fifteen-day celebration of the start of the Chinese lunar calendar is associated with rollicking extravagant parties, beautiful dragon floats, loud firecrackers, and elaborate lantern displays.This year particularly is special, since 2012 is also the Year of the Water Dragon, which happens in the Chinese Zodiac every sixty years and symbolizes power and good luck.
Listed below are some of the most beautiful Chinese Dragons that typically have an elongated serpentine body, a pair of horns and five claws.