The Chinese Dragon
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Introduction And Preface
8:55 -
Chapter 1 The Place Of The Dragon In Chinese Life; Ch 2 How The Dragon Idea Originated
13:19 -
Ch 3 The Varieties Of Dragons; Ch 4 What Dragons Really Look Like
16:00 -
Ch 5 People Who Have Seen Dragons; Ch 6 The Dragon In Western Mythology
15:08 -
Ch 7 Quaint Beliefs About The Dragon; Ch 8 How Dragons Control The Fortunes Of Men
12:49 -
Ch 9 The Hold Of The Dragon On China
9:59
The Chinese Dragon (1923) is a public domain work.
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Dragon designs on marble columns, imperial furniture and bronze instruments introduce a study of Chinese beliefs through their visible forms. In The Chinese Dragon, L. Newton Hayes examines the creature's place in art, folklore and religious life. The contents move from ideas about its origins and appearance to varieties of dragons, accounts of sightings and comparisons with Western mythology. Illustrations and their captions connect the discussion to particular objects and places, including the Confucian temple at Chufu.
One chapter records conversations with teachers, a school servant and an artist who described encounters with dragons in Shantung. These passages preserve the reported encounters in considerable detail, from weather and crowds to the treatment of the creatures. Readers interested in Chinese decorative art and popular traditions can use this short illustrated study to explore how a familiar emblem acquired meaning in everyday life.
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- Author
- L. Newton Hayes
- Reading time
- About 50 minutes
- Pages
- 57
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Sociology
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
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- David Wales