Zhoushan Marine Dragon Culture (Zhoushan Cultural and Historical Materials, Issue 5)

Author: Zhoushan Municipal Committee of the CPPCC for Culture, History and Learning
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Publishing Date: 1999-01-01
Features: Dragon culture is not only Chinese but also global. It is no exaggeration to say that dragon culture has spread to East Asia and Southeast Asia, and even further to the Americas. Archaeological discoveries in the Americas have continuously unearthed relics and artifacts of ancient Chinese culture. It is said that over 120 ancient Chinese inscriptions have been found in the Americas; the dragon and phoenix art of ancient indigenous peoples, whether in terms of connotation or external form, is remarkably similar to that of China. Although this book does not delve into the dragon culture of the Americas, it includes a dedicated chapter comparing the dragon culture of Zhoushan with the dragon worship beliefs of East Asian ethnic groups, providing new evidence for the communicability and global nature of Chinese dragon culture.