In China, various customs are associated with the quality of fertility as symbolized by dragons. In Hunan and Hubei provinces, women wanting to be pregnant will let the dragon circulate their bodies and give money or gift to the dragon dance team as reward.

A boy is placed on the back of the dragon and circles the hall for a round, meaning a baby sent to the woman by Qilin (a variety of dragon). In some places of Zhejiang Province, many customs are associated with fertility as provided by the dragon. The lanterns, candies or gifts will be distributed after the dragon dance. This is called the distribution of children because these auspicious items will enable women to give birth.

In the custom of hanging the red bedcover, the head of the village or the clan will hang red silk bedcover on the dragon head. All the families will struggle to purchase it through auction because the owner of the bedcover will develop into a large family. The custom of laying dragon egg is quite interesting. After the dragon dacer enters the house, he will present two red eggs to the host, who will then put them into the quilt because the red eggs symbolize the descent of promising ans ingenious baby. All these customs express Chinese people’s wish of flourishing offspring and developing family.