SUMMARY | PHOTO GALLERY | NEXT | PREVIOUS | | LEXICON

RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY

 

 

 

  tao mangkon (dragon tortoise)

 

Thailand

Tao mangkon, i.e. a Chinese dragon turtle. It has the characteristics of two kinds of favourable animals, i.e. the tortoise and the dragon (fig.). It is depicted with the head of a dragon and the body of a tortoise (fig.).

 

It is the symbol of longevity and power, because the tortoise is an animal with a long life, whereas the dragon is animal with an enormous strength.

 

  tao mangkon (dragon tortoise)