A dragon kite flies over the Yongding Gate on September 11, 2005 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Visitors walk to a tour dragon boat on Kunming Lake at the Summer Palace on October 8, 2005 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images)

A man flies a dragon-shaped kite at a square on March 31, 2006 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

A giant dragon lantern leads a 220-foot-long hot pot feast which can host 170 customers at one time, during the opening ceremony of Chongqing 2nd Hot Pot Festival at the Nanbin Road on October 13, 2006 in Chongqing Municipality, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Athletes play a Dragon Dance during a new year temple fair held at the Longtan Lake Park, on February 17, 2007 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Athletes perform Dragon Dance in fireworks during a new year celebration at Beijing Happy Valley February 19, 2007 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

South Korean Buddhists carry colorful dragon as they celebrate the forthcoming birthday of Buddha on May 20, 2007 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

A villager paints a dough dragon on January 3, 2008 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. Dough flowers (or “flowery bread”) are very popular in the Chinese countryside. It is made of wheat flour, then cooked by steam. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Folk artists performing a dragon dance cast a shadow on the ground during the Lantern Festival on February 21, 2008 in Yanan of Shaanxi Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

An athlete performs a Dragon Dance during Lantern Festival celebrations on February 21, 2008 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

A contestant runs past a dragon engraved on the crag as he competes during the caving session of the Wulong Mountain Quest on September 1, 2008 in Wulong County of Chongqing Municipality, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

A huge dragon lantern is set up to celebrate the Chinese New Year of Ox on February 5, 2009 in Xining of Qinghai Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

People perform the Dragon Dance to celebrate the Lantern Festival on February 9, 2009 in Wuhan of Hubei Province. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

Dragon Boats sit at the docks before the start of the Qinglong Lake Dragon Boats Competition on May 23, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

Journalists attend the Dragon's treasure media preview during the opening acts of businessmen James Packer and Lawrence Ho's “City of Dreams” casino on June 1, 2009 in Cotai, Macau. (Photo by Victor Fraile/Getty Images)

A large Chinese dragon adorns the wall of a building in the Chinatown area of Westminster on February 1, 2011 in London, England. The Chinese community in London is preparing to celebrate the Chinese New Year. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A stone Chinese dragon statue stands in the street in the Chinatown area of Westminster on February 1, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Dragon dancers perform during the 12th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade on February 06, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

The dragon of the Australian Yau Kung Mun Martial Arts Association is seen as they perform a dragon dance during a Sydney FC AFC Champions League appearance in Martin Place on February 28, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)