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From Lunar New Year Celebrations to Daily Life, Here's the Significance of the Chinese Dragon
The Chinese dragon has been around in mythology and folklore for about as long as there's been a Chinese civilization—which is centuries. Many cultures have tales about dragons. The word itself comes ...
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Why Is the Year of the Dragon Considered So Lucky?
A camel’s head, a deer’s horns and a demon ... these disparate physical features yield an illustrious creature of Chinese ...
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Astrophotographer captures a 'Great Dragon' in the Pelican Nebula (photo)
which I have named the "Great Dragon of Pelican." The dark nebula LDN 935, which resembles the figure of a Chinese Dragon, is known as the "Gulf of Mexico" – which is more easy to understand ...
Chinese lion dance welcomes ‘Year of the Snake’ in Asian communities
Learn why this ancient Chinese dance, rooted in Kung Fu moves, plays an important role in celebrating Lunar New Year.