The Chinese Dragon

by L. Newton Hayes, Gareth Powell (Foreword)

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.

118 pages, Paperback

First published January 20, 1923

About the author

The son of American missionaries, Luther Newton Hayes was born in 1883, in Soochow, China. He received a B.S. from Wooster College in 1905 and an M.A. from Princeton University in 1907. For the next twenty-five years, Hayes worked in China, mostly with the YMCA.

Reviews

[J0lia · Rating 2 out of 5]

czyli smok dla Chińczyków to taki Jezus trochę xD

[Rosopsida · Rating 4 out of 5]

Newton Hayes was born in China in 1883 to American missionaries, and – since in China, you apparently don't study the dragon (YOU LIVE THE DRAGON) – he found himself frustrated by the absence of Chinese books dedicated to this magnificent creature. So he decided to create one, and this cute brochure is the result of his 14-year-long endeavour.

FAVE INFO:
– dragons walk on clouds and bring the rain
– dragons live on the bottom of the ocean, and when they rise or descent, they can trigger monsoons and hurricanes
– dragons must remain moist, lest they dry out and die
– some dragons, upon death, turn into crabs
– some dragons are born dragons, but some dragons are born as carps who need to jump through the "Dragon gate" to become dragons
– dragons have purple whiskers that repel mosquitoes and flies

DRRRAHGGHHAAAAWWWNSS!!!!

[Vanessza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!!