# That Dragon's a PIG!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 27, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dragons-a-pig/257044 "2004-07-27T03:33:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-dragons-a-pig/257044/1 "2004-07-27T03:33:27Z")

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**Tasty Too!** :

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> After studying the prehistoric Hongshan relics in Chifeng City in north China’s InnerMongoliaAutonomous Region, archeologists now say Chinese dragon heads may have been inspired by boars in addition to horses and cattle.  
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> Traditional Chinese dragon worship was developed by primitive people who struggled to survive by fishing and hunting. They thus appreciated and revered important food resources such as pigs, deer, birds and snakes, said Tian Guanglin, an archeologist with the Liaoning Normal University.

[Chinese dragons might originate from boars besides horses, cattle: archeologists](http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200407/26/eng20040726_150869.html)