The Chinese Dragon

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A focused cultural study traces the dragon’s imagery, symbolism, and ritual presence across Chinese art, folklore, and religious practice. It examines visual representations from bronzes and architectural reliefs to popular ornament, explains symbolic associations with power, water, and auspiciousness, and notes regional and historical variations. The text draws on field observations, original sources, and material examples to connect mythic themes with decorative and ceremonial uses. Illustrative descriptions and comparative notes illuminate how the dragon functions as an enduring motif in visual culture and popular belief.

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Title:	The Chinese dragon
Author:	L. Newton Hayes (1883– )	Info
Contributor:	Fong Foo Sec 鄺富灼 (1869–1938)	Info
Language:	English
Original publication date:	1923

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