Chinese dragons are benevolent water spirits rather than monsters

Evidence

In China, dragons are not the fire-breathing monsters of European tales. Chinese dragons are wise and powerful spirits of water — they live in rivers and lakes and the deep sea, they bring the rain, and they can be kind or angry depending on how they are treated. — , A Year of World Stories, 7695

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies the distinct meaning of ‘dragon’ in the Chinese tradition as opposed to the European.
• XREF: Connects to the Norse dragon Fafnir and European dragon-slaying traditions later in the book.