Hong Kong (CNN) — Every Lunar New Year, China ushers in a new zodiac sign from a cycle of 12 auspicious animals. This year, it’s the Year of the Dragon, or more accurately, the “Year of the Loong,” ...
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 8:38 a.m. July 19, 2024 to correct the date of the event. There will be dragons in the Connecticut River on Saturday, July 20, but there is nothing to worry ...
Across Asia and in communities around the world, the Lunar New Year carries rich traditions and cultural meaning. The celebration marks the beginning of the New Year according to the lunar calendar, ...
Western imagery of the dragon and its slayer dates from two thousand years before classical antiquity, and established the dystopic European narrative of man in conflict with nature. The archetype ...
CU Boulder Asian languages faculty Yingjie Li and Yu Zhang reflect on what some consider the luckiest year in the Chinese zodiac An interesting thing happened in 2012: China’s steadily declining ...