What do the symbols of tiger and dragon mean in Chinese mythology? Discuss and evaluate with respect to class discussions, readings and films.

Every place has something they believe in. They are often called a myth or legend. To a majority of ethnic groups they are in believe of a god and myths on animals. In this case for China they have a big thing for animals like tiger, dragons, serpents, snakes and so forth. They each have a myth or legend on the animal. It is a story of respecting the animal and showing that an animal …

…third sign in the Chinese zodiac. It was stated that in ancient times, the tiger was praised for disposing wild pigs which laid the village fields waste. In the movie, Spirited Away, the family was turned into pigs because they moved to a sacred place. They were sacrificed and turned into pigs for disturbing the sacred place, which is very interesting, because sacrifices were done for tigers because they got rid of the wild pigs.