In pre-modern China, it was associated with imperial rule and was prominently featured on the first Chinese flag, initially instituted by the Qing dynasty in 1862. To this day, a dragon image is ...

China lacked a national flag until the Qing dynasty launched its Yellow Dragon standard. A design with 5 horizontal bands followed, then the version still flown in Taiwan, before the Red Flag.

In pre-modern China, it was associated with imperial rule and was prominently featured on the first Chinese flag, initially instituted by the Qing dynasty in 1862. To this day, a dragon image is ...

Year of the dragon. The Lunar New Year begins Saturday, Feb. 10, ushering in the Year of the Dragon. The lunar calendar, used in both Chinese and Vietnamese cultures, is divided into 12 segments ...

The Chinese zodiac marks 2024 as the Year of the Dragon (龙, long).Every 12 years, numerous Chinese families harbor hopes of welcoming a “dragon baby”—because for thousands of years ...

The Chinese dragon years over the last century were 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 and 2024. The next Year of the Dragon won’t come again until 2036.

A symbol of prosperity. Where the Chinese dragon first came from is still debated by historians and archaeologists. But one of the most ancient images of the loong was unearthed in a tomb in 1987 ...

Some Chinese people—including the country’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping—call themselves “descendants of the dragon". But in both China and other countries, dragons come in all shapes and sizes.