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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?
Under later Chinese dynasties, among them the Yuan, Qing and Ming, only the emperor and other senior royals could wear ...
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Chinese zodiac animals: The dragon and what it represents
Editor's note: The Chinese zodiac, or "shengxiao," consists of 12 animal signs that mark the years. Each animal represents one year in a repeating 12-year cycle, which is calculated based on the ...
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The Great Race - Story of the Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals
The Jade Emperor held the Great Race to choose twelve animals ... By the time the rabbit reached the Jade Gate, three animals had already found their place on the Chinese Zodiac. The dragon reached ...
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East Meets West in the World Premiere of Christian Thomas’s ‘Dragon’ Concerto for Pipa
La Maison Symphonique in Montreal was filled with anticipation as it bid a final farewell to the Year of the Dragon and ...
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Chinese zodiac animals: The horse and what it represents
Editor's note: The Chinese zodiac, or "shengxiao," consists of 12 animal signs that mark the years. Each animal represents ...