From that day onwards, the Jade Emperor deemed the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig as the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. More Articles from SCMP ...

For centuries Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor), legendary ruler and ancestor, lived only in the hearts and minds of the Chinese people and in the words of legends written down in antiquity. But in ...

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 ...

Mark your calendars—Chinese New Year 2025 kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 29! While we bid farewell to the Year of the Wood Dragon, the legendary Chinese dragon remains a powerful symbol, deeply ...

Jade dragon from the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC). [Photo provided to China Daily] Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), a celebrated Chinese scholar and poet of his time, posited that the ...

The Chinese word for dragon has been in use since the Bronze Age, and “a creature called the dragon has been in the Chinese art vocabulary for thousands of years,” says Wilson.

According to Chinese folklore, the dragon was one of 12 animals that raced to the Jade Emperor in a competition that would determine the order of the zodiac signs.

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 ...

On March 31, 2025, the Ancestor Worship Ceremony of the Yellow Emperor in the Year of Yisi was held in Xinzheng, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. The Chinese from the globe gathered at the Yellow ...

PRNewswireZhengzhou [China], April 5: On March 31, 2025, the Ancestor Worship Ceremony of the Yellow Emperor in the Year of Yisi was held in Xinzheng, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. The Chinese ...