Synthesizing features of diverse creatures, the dragon is an apt symbol of the Chinese people, itself a synthesis of diverse races and cultures, who still today call themselves "children of the dragon."
就古代圖騰意識而言，龍由於綜合了各種動物的特徵，也代表各氏族動物圖騰的綜合體，它暗示了中華民族血統與文化的融合力。