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.