[PDF] All About Chinese Dragons eBook

Author : Roy Bates
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 31,79 MB
Release : 2007-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1435703227

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All About Chinese Dragons attempts to foster a wider understanding about the Chinese dragon and the many forms it took, in art, legend, and folklore. It is dedicated to the dragon, and its many offshoots and variations, and gives not only details of what a Chinese dragon was, where it was used, and what it was called, but also a few of the hundreds of legends about it that have arisen. The reader will become more acquainted with the dragon, and will gain a greater understanding of this magnificent beast. This book will interest and please the serious student and the enthusiastic tourist alike.

Author : Marie Sellier
Publisher : NorthSouth Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,49 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780735821521

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In ancient China, the different tribes lived under the protection of benevolent spirits that took the form of animals--fish, ox, bird, horse, and serpent. But, as often happens, the tribes grew envious of each other and began to fight amongst themselves in the names of their spirits. The children decided to declare a war on war by creating a creature that combined the best of all the spirits and would protect all the people. To this day, the dragon is a symbol of peace and plays an especially important role in the celebration of the Chinese New Year. This timely message of cooperation and empowerment makes this book especially appealing to trade and institutional accounts. Communities with significant Chinese populations will also have a special interest in this title. Catherine Louis' Liu and the Bird was a critical hit with review journals, teachers, and librarians.

Author : Oliver Chin
Publisher : Immedium
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2011-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1597020281

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Dominic the dragon befriends a boy named Bo as well as the other eleven animals of the Chinese lunar calendar and helps them enter the annual village boat race. Lists the birth years and characteristics of individuals born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

Author : Roy Bates
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 22,19 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN :

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Ancient artefacts and legends indicate that the concept of dragons was imprinted on the Chinese consciousness as far back as the Neolithic era. The dragon - considered divine by all - was sacred to the people and came to symbolize Chinese imperial power and majesty. Dragons are depicted in a wide variety of enchanting shapes and forms: embroidered or woven into textiles, glazed in pottery, carved into roof beams and temple pillars, designed in light or high relief on screens and panels, and cast in bronze. Dragons can change shape, have particular likes and dislikes, and have specific functions. There are said to be nine sons of the dragon, and a multiplicity of dragon types.Chinese Dragons takes us on a fascinating journey through the intriguing complexities of dragon lore, the evolution of the Chinese dragon, the different types of dragons and their uses, the art of the dragon in all its forms, and dragon legends and sightings. This unique book will appeal to anyone interested in folkore, as well as anyone who has ever been, or has dreamt of going, to China.

Author : R. A. Montgomery
Publisher : Chooseco Llc
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781933390307

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You and your uncle farm the land in rural 7th century China. When you are taken prisoner during a raid, you are faced with decisions that will take you on an adventure through new parts of the world.

Author : Rachel Sing
Publisher : Aladdin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780671886028

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A festive account of one family’s Chinese New Year celebration. A little girl describes the preparations—everything from cleaning and shopping to food preparation and gifts—leading up to a magical Lunar New Year. In one dreamy sequence, the girl imagines herself in Ancient China, riding on a dragon, and watching the celebration unfold.

Author : Hayes L. Newton
Publisher : Earnshaw Books Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 2022-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9789888769452

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What is a dragon? Is it real? And what is so special about Chinese dragons? This book is the classic explanation of the origins and temperament of Chinese dragons and their complex role in the history of China over thousands of years. L. Newton Hayes, born in China and a great lover of Chinese culture, provides all the details of who they are, where they come from and what they represent. This is a new edition, lovingly reproducing word for word and image by image, the original published in Shanghai in 1922.