The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Mia, is opening an exhibit to explore the history of the dragon in Chinese culture on February 10. It's called year of the dragon, mystical creatures of the sky.

The Tongliang dragon dance dates back to the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties, when people prayed for rain by worshipping the rain-bringing dragon kings, who in Chinese mythology lord ...

Initially a vague motif in ancient Chinese art, the dragon is now an emblem of benevolent divinity, imperial power and sweeping unity. Its symbolism builds on thousands of years of folklore and ...