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Archaeologists were working at the site of the ancient city of Xiongxian ... iconography is far from unique in Chinese architecture and art, a ceramic dragon head from this era is incredibly ...
A well-known phrase goes, "Er yue er, long tai tou," meaning, "On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head." The festival celebrates ancient agrarian Chinese culture ...
Said to reside at the bottoms of pools and lakes, dragons symbolized majesty and power in ancient China. As one scholar wrote in the 11th century, “None of the animals is so wise as the dragon.” ...
The Qianshu Kiln is over 350 years old and is one of China's ancient "Dragon Kilns." It’s located in Yixing, East China, and it dates back to the Ming dynasty. The kiln is made from soil and ...
host folk activities to mark "Dragon Head Raising Day", which is the second day of the second month in the Chinese calendar. [Photo by Chen Weiping/For chinadaily.com.cn] In the ancient village of ...