Dragon tattoos for Girls are very popular because of the variability in design and the meaning. In Chinese and Japanese culture alike, Dragons are a very popular mythical creature. They represent the four points on a compass as well as the four elements. Represent at times, that renewal and birth cannot come within destruction and death. For the Chinese, Dragons are a representation of imperial power.
These mythical creatures are the ones responsible for making it rain because their mythological residence was in Heaven. Because of the creatures’ ability to shape shift, Dragons are integrated into many different Chinese legends.Japanese legends state that the Dragon was the ancestor of the Emperor, hence the use as an Imperial symbol. Taoism incorporates the dragon, as displayed in artwork as the protector of Buddha. Other cultures have since integrated the Dragon such as Western cultures which associate it with the exact opposite connotation as Chinese and Japanese cultures.
The Western cultures turned it into evil creatures, though it was still used to create a sense of fear in enemies during wartime. These tattoos for Girls can represent transformation, nobility, magic, loyalty, power, and imagination no matter the origins.
