The Life Cycle of Chinese DragonsDragons are often described as being "ancient" and that's certainly a feature of those from China.
The Serpent's EggThe life cycle of a Chinese dragon was long and arduous, taking many thousands of years.When a dragon was first born, it was imprisoned in a small stone known as a serpent's egg. In this form the dragon had to spend a thousand years under the sea, followed by a thousand years in the mountains and finally a thousand years amongst mortal men. Only then could it escape its prison and grow into a real dragon. Most Chinese dragons were wingless, though some reports say that after a further thousand years some dragons could grow wings. All of which means that any Chinese dragon met by a human must be at least 3000 years old. If it has wings then it must be aged at least 4000 years.
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