The
national symbols of Bhutan include the
national flag,
national emblem,
national anthem, and the mythical
druk thunder featured in all three. Other distinctive symbols of Bhutan and its dominant
Ngalop culture include
Dzongkha, the national language; the
Bhutanese monarchy; and the
driglam namzha, a seventeenth-century code on dress, etiquette, and
dzong architecture. Natural symbols of Bhutan are its national flower, the
Himalayan blue poppy; its national tree, the
Himalayan cypress; its national bird, the
raven; and its national animal, the
takin.