Chinese dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and folklore, with mythic counterparts among Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Turkic dragons. In Chinese art, dragons are typically portrayed as long, scaled, serpentine creatures with four legs. In contrast to European dragons that are considered evil, Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, and floods. In yin and yang terminology, a dragon is yang (male) and complements a yin (female) fenghuang "Chinese phoenix lord of demons".

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There was once a Grand Lama who had three young disciples. Known to be stingy and greedy, the Grand Lama never shared anything, not even the tiniest amount of food, with his disciples.

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Once there was a mouse whose daughter had come of age and was ready to get married. When the mother mouse asked her daughter who she would like to marry, she replied, “Whoever is most powerful is who I will marry!”

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There once was a young farmer who married a girl both beautiful and intelligent. She was so intelligent, in fact, that nothing fooled her and she thus became known around town as “the smart wife.” So pleased with his wife, the young man asked her to write a scroll that read “Nothing is impossible to us,” and had it posted on their front door.

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The foolish old man who removed the mountains in front of his home is a story of perseverance. This story is recorded in the ancient book of Lie Zi and is told to just about every Chinese.

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The legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

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The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, usually in late September or early October in the Gregorian calendar (in 2009, it is October 3rd). Traditionally family members reunite on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition, people eat traditional foods, like moon cakes, and look to the full moon in the evening while thinking about loved ones that are not with them.

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If you look carefully at the summer sky on the evening of the seventh day of the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar (in 2009, it falls on August 26th), you'll find that the Herd Boy star (a bright star in the constellation Aquila, located west of the Milky Way) and the Weaving Maid star (the star Vega, located east of the Milky Way) appear closer together than they do at any other time of the year. Legend has it that the stars are actually lovers who are permitted to meet once a year. This day, known as the “double seventh (七夕; qī xī),” is regarded as China's own Valentine's Day.

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Though today people regard the solar eclipse as a rare natural phenomenon, people in ancient times didn’t know the scientific reason behind it, considered it as an evil omen, and had various explanations for the situation.

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In China, this story serves to warn people that the things adults do and say have a great impact on children. It is also often used to teach children to be honest.

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The Golden Millet Dream

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