▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁guard ). ▁The ▁b ā ▁x i à ▁, ▁( Hy brid ▁of ▁re pt ilia ▁animal ▁and ▁drag on ) ▁a ▁creature ▁that ▁lik es ▁to ▁drink ▁water , ▁and ▁is ▁typically ▁used ▁on ▁bridge ▁structures . ▁The ▁ch ī ▁w ě n ▁, ▁( Hy brid ▁of ▁fish ▁and ▁drag on ) ▁ ▁a ▁creature ▁that ▁lik es ▁sw allow ing , ▁are ▁placed ▁on ▁both ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁r idge pol es ▁of ▁roof s ▁( to ▁sw allow ▁all ▁evil ▁influ ences ). ▁ ▁Further , ▁the ▁same ▁author ▁enumer ates ▁nine ▁other ▁kinds ▁of ▁drag ons , ▁which ▁used ▁as ▁orn amental ▁decor ation ▁or ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁classical ▁Chinese ▁architecture . ▁These ▁examples ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁architecture ▁throughout ▁Asia ▁used ▁for ▁ad or ning ▁key - hol es , ▁on ▁roof ing , ▁inc ense ▁burn ers , ▁door ▁knock ers , ▁brid ges , ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁Sh eng ' an ▁wa iji ▁() ▁collection ▁by ▁the ▁poet ▁Yang ▁Sh en ▁( , ▁ 1 4 8 8 – 1 5 5 9 ) ▁gives ▁different ▁ 5 th ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁names ▁for ▁the ▁drag on ' s ▁nine ▁children : ▁the ▁t ā o ▁ti è ▁( ), ▁form ▁of ▁be asts , ▁which ▁lov es ▁to ▁eat ▁and ▁is ▁found ▁on ▁food - related ▁war es , ▁and ▁the ▁ji ā o ▁t ú ▁( ), ▁which ▁looks ▁like ▁a ▁con ch ▁or ▁cl am , ▁does ▁not