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Many different interpretations of dragons, according to Chinese mythology during the Qing dynasty, dragons are composed of 9 different animals.

A dragon has the face of a horse, body of a snake, antlers of a deer, scales of a dish, beard of a goat, claws of a chicken/phoenix, mane of a lion, eyes of a snake, and the nose of a dog. 

The number 9 is associated with dragons, and nine 九 is also a homonym for longevity.

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