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Aurora Teagarden
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Aurora Teagarden is a fictional character created by author Charlaine Harris, in a series of eleven crime novels written from 1990 to 2017.
In the first book of the series, twenty-eight-year-old Aurora (Roe) Teagarden is a professional librarian and belongs to the Real Murders club, a group of 12 enthusiasts who gather monthly to study famous baffling or unsolved crimes in the town of Lawrenceton, Georgia.
Contents
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1 Aurora Teagarden book series
2 TV Adaptation
2.1 Main cast
2.2 Characters
2.3 TV Films
2.4 Filming and Broadcast
3 References
4 External links
Aurora Teagarden book series[edit]
Real Murders (1990)[1]
A Bone to Pick (1992)[2]
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (1994)[3]
The Julius House (1995)[4]
Dead over Heels (1996)[5]
"Deeply Dead" in Murder, They Wrote (1997)[6]
A Fool and His Honey (1999)[7]
Last Scene Alive (2002)[8]
Poppy Done to Death (2003)[9]
All the Little Liars (2016) [10]
Sleep Like a Baby (2017) [11]
TV Adaptation[edit]
On June 4, 2014, author Charlaine Harris announced on her Facebook page that the Aurora Teagarden books would be adapted into a series of two-hour films, starring Candace Cameron Bure[12] and would air on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel.[13][14]
Main cast[edit]
Candace Cameron Bure as Aurora 'Roe' Teagarden, a librarian in the small town of Lawrenceton who runs the Real Murders Club[15][16]
Lexa Doig as Sally Allison, a reporter with the local newspaper, Aurora's best friend, and a member of the Real Murders Club
Marilu Henner as Aida Teagarden, the town's real estate agent and Aurora's mother who disapproves of her daughter's involvement in solving murders
Bruce Dawson as John Queensland, an active member of the Real Murders Club who shares Aurora's passion to solve murders and later starts dating Aurora's mother
Miranda Frigon as Lynn Smith, a detective with the homicide division of the police force (later chief) who often finds Aurora annoyingly in the middle of her investigations
Peter Benson as Arthur Smith, a detective with the burglary division of the police force who is married to Lynn Smith and briefly dated Aurora
Yannick Bisson as Martin Bartell, a former CIA agent who moves to town, falls in love with Aurora, and goes on to date her
Characters[edit]
A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Character
Title
A Bone To Pick
Real Murders
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse
The Julius House
Dead Over Heels
A Bundle of Trouble
Last Scene Alive
Reap What You Sew
Aurora Teagarden
Candace Cameron Bure
Sally Allison
Lexa Doig Lexa Doig
Aida Teagarden
Marilu Henner
John Queensland
Bruce Dawson
Arthur Smith
Peter Benson
Lynn Liggett-Smith
Miranda Frigon
Macon Turner
David Ingram David Ingram Dean Marshall
LeMaster Cane
Daniel Bacon Julian Christopher
Lillian Tibbett
Ellie Harvie
Captain Burns
Craig March
Bubba Rankart
Dave Collette Dave Collette Dave Collette
Maisie Schlumper
Darla Fay Darla Fay
Robin Daniels
Robin Dunne Robin Dunne
Perry Dell
Scott Lyster Scott Lyster
Officer Heard
Brad Harder Brad Harder Brad Harder
Martin Bartell
Yannick Bisson
Terry Sternholtz
Catherine Lough Haggquist Catherine Lough Haggquist
Larry
Devon Alexander Devon Alexander
Jason Dell
Keenan Tracey James Rittinger
TV Films[edit]
No.
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
1
"Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick" Martin Wood Charlaine Harris and Teena Booth April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)
Having inherited a large estate from a member of the now defunct Real Murders Club, Aurora Teagarden is mystified by a mere acquaintance's gift of money, jewelry, and a two bedroom house with a skull hidden in the couch. Did the old lady kill someone and leave Aurora to solve the mystery or was she being framed? Aurora must figure it all out before her ex-boyfriend Arthur, the police detective, and her new love interest Aubrey, the episcopal priest, figure out what she's up to.
2
"Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" Martin Wood Charlaine Harris and Teena Booth July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26)[17][18]
Local crime buffs meet monthly in the small town of Lawrenceton, Georgia to analyze famous murder cases. In this Real Murders Club, they get all too close a look as one of their members is bludgeoned in exactly the same manner as the crime to be discussed that night. Aurora Teagarden, the town librarian, is not only a member of the club, a suspect in the murder but also a potential victim as other murders follow - each mimicking a famous crime. Aurora must work quickly to discover which of her fellow sleuths is the killer.
3
"Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" Lynne Stopkewich Charlaine Harris and Teena Booth June 12, 2016 (2016-06-12)
While Aurora Teagarden searches for her piece of the American dream, she decides to test the waters of the family business - real estate sales. Only thing is there's a dead body in the first house she shows to a businessman, Martin Bartell (Yannick Bisson) who is moving to town. When a second body shows up in another home, Aurora realizes there's more to the murders than she thought. Worried that the murderer could be one of the local real estate agents, Aurora recruits fellow Real Murders Club members John and Perry to help her with what turns into a case of art theft. She soon finds herself attracted to Martin who has also become a prime suspect on the police's list.
4
"The Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" Terry Ingram Charlaine Harris and Teena Booth August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16)
Ever since she got a sizable inheritance from an acquaintance, Aurora has wanted to buy a house. Her mother, Aida Teagarden, is her real estate agent. Against Aida's advice, Aurora finds what she believes is the perfect house in the country, five miles outside of Lawrenceton. It is the infamous Julius House where the family of three (father, mother, and their teenage daughter) had disappeared into thin air four years ago. As she begins moving in, Aurora is drawn to the mysterious disappearance of the family and starts searching for clues in the house.
5
"Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" Terry Ingram Charlaine Harris and Teena Booth March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)
Aurora and Captain Jack Burns never saw eye to eye but when he winds up murdered, she can't help but get involved despite being told by several people to stay away. The Captain's wife, Bess Burns (Leah Cairns) is suspiciously composed in the aftermath while new detective Pete Lambert (Jim Thorburn) thinks Martin is involved in Burns' death. Aurora finds Bess' sister and her colleague at the library, Lillian, attacked in the library and suspects that Captain Burns was on a case that got him murdered. As Aurora begins digging into the murder, her house is broken into and someone mysteriously leaves her flowers and then a kitten. Tensions also rise between Aurora and Martin as they near one year of being together. Meanwhile, Aurora tries to set up Sally with Tim Prentiss (Jeremy Guilbaut), Martin's colleague from the CIA who has recently moved to town.
6
"A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" Kevin Fair Charlaine Harris and Teena Booth May 21, 2017 (2017-05-21)
Regina, the long-lost niece of Aurora's boyfriend, Martin, turns up with a baby. Before Martin has a chance to reconnect with Regina, she disappears leaving a dead husband, Craig, on Aurora's balcony and her baby, Hayden, hidden in Aurora's bathtub. Aurora and Martin's investigation leads them to Regina and Craig's home in the neighboring town of Corinth, where Craig's parents and Regina's neighbors express bewilderment when told of Regina's newborn baby. Aurora works on balancing her relationship with Martin with her efforts to solve the murder of the baby's father and the disappearance of his mother.
7
"Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" Martin Wood Charlaine Harris and Teena Booth January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)[19]
Aurora's friend and mystery author, Robin Daniels, is back in town because his book is being made into a film. The lead character is based on Aurora herself, but the actress playing her, Celia Shaw, is found murdered in her trailer. Martin is suspicious of Robin who dated Celia Shaw briefly. Several others involved with the movie had their own problems with Celia. The plot thickens when the police find out that Celia was both poisoned and then clubbed since that made it obvious someone wanted to make sure she was dead. Meanwhile, since Jon moved away to be closer to his grandchildren, Aida gets friendly with the movie director. Another subplot has Martin preoccupied by the disappearance of his CIA partner, Rex, and leaves for South America at the end of the film to look for him.
8
"Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" Terry Ingram Charlaine Harris and Teena Booth April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)[20]
When an old family friend, Poppy Wilson, returns to Lawrenceton, not everyone is happy. When Poppy is murdered, Aurora must face uncomfortable truths in order to get to the truth of who killed her.
Filming and Broadcast[edit]
The films in the series have been shot largely in Vancouver, British Columbia.[21]
The films are broadcast in the USA on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Channel 5 took over the broadcast rights for the series in the UK.[22]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 0-8027-5769-3, reprint 2007, paperback ISBN 978-042521871-6, 1992, UK paperback, ISBN 0-373-26104-7, 1991, paperback ISBN 0-7927-0752-4.
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 0-8027-1245-2, reprint 2008, paperback, ISBN 978-0-425-21979-9, 1992, UK paperback ISBN 0-373-26136-5.
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 0-684-19643-3, reprint 2008, ISBN 978-0-425-22052-8, 1995, UK paperback ISBN 0-373-26177-2.
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 0-684-19640-9, 1996, UK paperback ISBN 0-373-26217-5.
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 0-684-80429-8, reprint 2008, paperback, ISBN 978-0-425-22303-1, 1998, UK paperback ISBN 0-373-26260-4.
Jump up ^ ISBN 1-57297-194-0.
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 0-312-20306-3, 2001, UK paperback ISBN 0-373-26384-8.
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 0-312-26246-9, reprint 2006, paperback, 978-0778323648, 2003, UK paperback ISBN 0-373-26476-3.
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 0-312-27764-4, 2004, UK paperback ISBN 0-373-26504-2.
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 9781250090034, 2016
Jump up ^ hardback ISBN 9781250090065, 2017
Jump up ^ "Charlaine Harris on Facebook". Retrieved July 12, 2015.
Jump up ^ "'True Blood' Author's 'Aurora Teagarden' Franchise Coming to Hallmark (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. 8 July 2014.
Jump up ^ "Charlaine Harris' Aurora Teagarden to Be Adapted on Hallmark". Movie News Guide. 10 July 2014.
Jump up ^ "Aurora Teagarden returns for another Hallmark mystery in 'Real Murders'". Daily Herald. 24 July 2015.
Jump up ^ "Full House star Candace Cameron Bure likes to play it straight". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 October 2015.
Jump up ^ "Candace Cameron Stars in Hallmark Original Movie REAL MURDERS: AN AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERY Tonight". Broadwayworld.com. 26 July 2015.
Jump up ^ "'Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery' review: Candace Cameron Bure movie's just right for Hallmark". NYDailynews.com. 25 July 2015.
Jump up ^ "'Last Scene Alive: Aurora Teagarden Mystery' Hallmark Movies Premiere: Cast, Trailer, Synopsis". ibtimes.com. 7 January 2018.
Jump up ^ "Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery". "Hallmark". Retrieved March 12, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Television series features Montour Falls scene". ObserverReview.com. 9 May 2017.
Jump up ^ "Channel 5, Movies 24 Take UK Rights To 'The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries' & 'The Gourmet Detective Mysteries'". TVWise.com. 16 September 2015.
External links[edit]
Author's site
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Chinese dragon
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A Chinese dragon on a wall at the Haikou Yazhou Gu Cheng, Hainan, China
Chinese dragon
"Dragon" in oracle bone script (top left), bronze script (top right), seal script (middle left), Traditional (middle right), Japanese new-style (shinjitai, bottom left), and Simplified (bottom right) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese
龍
Simplified Chinese
龙
[show]Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
lóng
Wade–Giles
lung2
IPA
[lʊ̌ŋ]
Wu
Suzhounese
lón
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
lùhng
IPA
[lȍŋ]
Jyutping
lung4
Southern Min
Tâi-lô
lîng (col.)
liông (lit.)
Old Chinese
Baxter–Sagart (2014)
*mə-roŋ
Zhengzhang
*b·roŋ or *mroːŋ
Chinese dragons or East Asian dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and East Asian culture at large. East Asian dragons have many animal-like forms such as turtles and fish, but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs. They traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, typhoons, and floods. The dragon is also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck for people who are worthy of it in East Asian culture. During the days of Imperial China, the Emperor of China usually used the dragon as a symbol of his imperial power and strength.[1]
Dragon stone relief, between flights of steps in the Forbidden City.
Portrait of the Yongle Emperor wearing a dragon robe
In Chinese culture, excellent and outstanding people are compared to a dragon, while incapable people with no achievements are compared to other, disesteemed creatures, such as a worm. A number of Chinese proverbs and idioms feature references to a dragon, such as "Hoping one's son will become a dragon" (simplified Chinese: 望子成龙; traditional Chinese: 望子成龍; pinyin: wàng zǐ chéng lóng).
Contents
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1 Symbolic value
2 State symbol
3 Dragon worship
3.1 Origin
3.2 Mythical creature
3.3 Ruler of weather and water
3.4 Symbol of imperial authority
3.5 Modern belief
4 Depictions of the dragon
4.1 Neolithic depictions
4.2 Classical depictions
4.3 Nine sons of the dragon
4.4 Dragon claws
5 Cultural references
5.1 Number nine
5.2 Chinese zodiac
5.3 Constellations
5.4 Dragonboat racing
5.5 Dragon dancing
5.6 Dragons and nāgas
5.7 Dragons and tigers
5.8 Dragons and botany
6 In popular culture
7 Regional variations across Asia
8 Gallery
9 See also
10 References
10.1 Citations
10.2 Sources
11 External links
Symbolic value[edit]
Historically, the East Asian dragon was associated with the Emperor of China and used a symbol to represent imperial power. The founder of Han dynasty Liu Bang claimed that he was conceived after his mother dreamt of a dragon.[2] During the Tang dynasty, Emperors wore robes with dragon motif as an imperial symbol, and high officials might also be presented with dragon robes.[3] In the Yuan dynasty, the two-horned five-clawed dragon was designated for use by the Son of Heaven or Emperor only, while the four-clawed dragon was used by the princes and nobles.[4] Similarly during the Ming and Qing dynasty, the five-clawed dragon was strictly reserved for use by the Emperor only. The dragon in the Qing dynasty appeared on the first Chinese national flag.[5]
The dragon is sometimes used in the West as a national emblem of China though such use is not commonly seen in the People's Republic of China or the Republic of China. Instead, it is generally used as the symbol of culture. In Hong Kong, the dragon was a component of the coat of arms under British rule. It was later to become a feature of the design of Brand Hong Kong, a government promotional symbol.[6]
The Chinese dragon has very different connotations to European dragon – in European cultures, the dragon is a fire-breathing creature with aggressive connotations, whereas the Chinese dragon is a spiritual and cultural symbol that represents prosperity and good luck, as well as a rain deity that fosters harmony. It was reported that the Chinese government decided against using the dragon as its official 2008 Summer Olympics mascot because of the aggressive connotations that dragons have outside of China, and chose more "friendly" symbols instead.[7]
Sometimes Chinese people use the term "Descendants of the Dragon" (simplified Chinese: 龙的传人; traditional Chinese: 龍的傳人) as a sign of ethnic identity, as part of a trend started in the 1970s when different Asian nationalities were looking for animal symbols as representations, for example, the wolf may be used by the Mongols as it is considered to be their legendary ancestor.[2][5][8]
Chinese metal dragon half frontal view, holding a pearl in his paws. It is a taboo to disfigure a depiction of a dragon.
State symbol[edit]
Flag of the Qing dynasty, 1889–1912
Chinese dragon was one of the supporters of the colonial Emblem of Hong Kong until 1997
The dragon was the symbol of the Chinese emperor for many dynasties. During the Qing dynasty, the Azure Dragon was featured on the first Chinese national flag. It featured shortly again on the Twelve Symbols national emblem, which was used during the Republic of China, from 1913 to 1928.
State emblem of Republic of China, 1913–1928
Dragon worship[edit]
Main article: Longshen
Origin[edit]
The ancient Chinese self-identified as "the descendants of the dragon" because the Chinese dragon is an imagined reptile that represents evolution from the ancestors and qi energy.[9] The presence of dragons within Chinese culture dates back several thousands of years with the discovery of a dragon statue dating back to the fifth millennium BC from the Yangshao culture in Henan in 1987,[10] and jade badges of rank in coiled form have been excavated from the Hongshan culture circa 4700-2900 BC.[11] Some of the earliest Dragon artifacts are the pig dragon carvings from the Hongshan culture.
The coiled dragon or snake form played an important role in early Chinese culture. The character for "dragon" in the earliest Chinese writing has a similar coiled form, as do later jade dragon amulets from the Shang period.[12]
Ancient Chinese referred to unearthed dinosaur bones as dragon bones and documented them as such. For example, Chang Qu in 300 BC documents the discovery of "dragon bones" in Sichuan.[13] The modern Chinese word for dinosaur is konglong (恐龍/恐龙, literally translated as "terror dragon"), and villagers in central China have long unearthed fossilized "dragon bones" for use in traditional medicines, a practice that continues today.[14]
The binomial name for a variety of dinosaurs discovered in China, Mei long, in Chinese (寐 mèi and 龙 lóng) means "sleeping dragon." Fossilized remains of Mei long have been found in China in a sleeping and coiled form, with the dinosaur nestling its snout beneath one of its forelimbs while encircling its tail around its entire body.[15]
The C-shaped jade totem of Hongshan culture (c. 4700–2920 B.C.)
Jade-carved dragon garment ornament from the Warring States period (403 BC–221 BC).
Gilded-bronze handle in the shape of a dragon head and neck, made during the Eastern Han period (25–220 AD)
Mythical creature[edit]
Mural depicting a dragon, from the Dahuting Tomb (Chinese: 打虎亭汉墓, Pinyin: Dahuting Han mu) of the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 AD), located in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China
Dragons chasing flaming pearl, Qing dynasty
From its origins as totems or the stylized depiction of natural creatures, the Chinese dragon evolved to become a mythical animal. The Han dynasty scholar Wang Fu recorded Chinese myths that long dragons had nine anatomical resemblances.
The people paint the dragon's shape with a horse's head and a snake's tail. Further, there are expressions as 'three joints' and 'nine resemblances' (of the dragon), to wit: from head to shoulder, from shoulder to breast, from breast to tail. These are the joints; as to the nine resemblances, they are the following: his antlers resemble those of a stag, his head that of a camel, his eyes those of a demon, his neck that of a snake, his belly that of a clam (shen, 蜃), his scales those of a carp, his claws those of an eagle, his soles those of a tiger, his ears those of a cow. Upon his head he has a thing like a broad eminence (a big lump), called [chimu] (尺木). If a dragon has no [chimu], he cannot ascend to the sky.[16]
Further sources give variant lists of the nine animal resemblances. Sinologist Henri Doré lists these characteristics of an authentic dragon: "The antlers of a deer. The head of a crocodile. A demon's eyes. The neck of a snake. A tortoise's viscera. A hawk's claws. The palms of a tiger. A cow's ears. And it hears through its horns, its ears being deprived of all power of hearing."[17] He notes that, "Others state it has a rabbit's eyes, a frog's belly, a carp's scales." The anatomy of other legendary creatures, including the chimera and manticore, is similarly amalgamated from fierce animals.
Chinese dragons were considered to be physically concise. Of the 117 scales, 81 are of the yang essence (positive) while 36 are of the yin essence (negative). Initially, the dragon was benevolent, wise, and just, but the Buddhists introduced the concept of malevolent influence among some dragons. Just as water destroys, they said, so can some dragons destroy via floods, tidal waves, and storms. They suggested that some of the worst floods were believed to have been the result of a mortal upsetting a dragon.
Many pictures of East Asian dragons show a flaming pearl under their chin or in their claws. The pearl is associated with spiritual energy, wisdom, prosperity, power, immortality, thunder, or the moon. Chinese art often depicts a pair of dragons chasing or fighting over the flaming pearl.
Chinese dragons are occasionally depicted with bat-like wings growing out of the front limbs, but most do not have wings, as their ability to fly (and control rain/water, etc.) is mystical and not seen as a result of their physical attributes.
This description accords with the artistic depictions of the dragon down to the present day. The dragon has also acquired an almost unlimited range of supernatural powers. It is said to be able to disguise itself as a silkworm, or become as large as our entire universe. It can fly among the clouds or hide in water (according to the Guanzi). It can form clouds, can turn into water, can change color as an ability to blend in with their surroundings, as an effective form of camouflage or glow in the dark (according to the Shuowen Jiezi).
In many other countries, folktales speak of the dragon having all the attributes of the other 11 creatures of the zodiac, this includes the whiskers of the Rat, the face and horns of the Ox, the claws and teeth of the Tiger, the belly of the Rabbit, the body of the Snake, the legs of the Horse, the goatee of the Goat, the wit (or brain) of the Monkey, the crest of the Rooster, the ears of the Dog and the snout of the Pig.
In some circles, it is considered bad luck to depict a dragon facing downwards, as it is seen as disrespectful to place a dragon in such manner that it cannot ascend to the sky. Also, depictions of dragons in tattoos are prevalent as they are symbols of strength and power, especially criminal organisations where dragons hold a meaning all on their own. As such, it is believed that one must be fierce and strong enough, hence earning the right to wear the dragon on his skin, lest his luck be consumed by the dragons.[citation needed]
Ruler of weather and water[edit]
A dragon seen floating among clouds, on a golden canteen made during the 15th century, Ming dynasty
Chinese dragons are strongly associated with water and weather in popular religion. They are believed to be the rulers of moving bodies of water, such as waterfalls, rivers, or seas. The Dragon God is the dispenser of rain as well as the zoomorphic representation of the yang masculine power of generation.[18] In this capacity as the rulers of water and weather, the dragon is more anthropomorphic in form, often depicted as a humanoid, dressed in a king's costume, but with a dragon head wearing a king's headdress.
There are four major Dragon Kings, representing each of the Four Seas: the East Sea (corresponding to the East China Sea), the South Sea (corresponding to the South China Sea), the West Sea (sometimes seen as the Qinghai Lake and beyond), and the North Sea (sometimes seen as Lake Baikal).
Because of this association, they are seen as "in charge" of water-related weather phenomena. In premodern times, many Chinese villages (especially those close to rivers and seas) had temples dedicated to their local "dragon king". In times of drought or flooding, it was customary for the local gentry and government officials to lead the community in offering sacrifices and conducting other religious rites to appease the dragon, either to ask for rain or a cessation thereof.
The King of Wuyue in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was often known as the "Dragon King" or the "Sea Dragon King" because of his extensive hydro-engineering schemes which "tamed" the sea.
Symbol of imperial authority[edit]
Main article: Yellow Dragon
An imperial robe from the Qing Dynasty
According to Chinese legend, both Chinese primogenitors, the earliest Door and the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi), were closely related to 'Long' (Chinese dragon). At the end of his reign, the first legendary ruler, the Yellow Emperor, was said to have been immortalized into a dragon that resembled his emblem, and ascended to Heaven. The other legendary ruler, the Yan Emperor, was born by his mother's telepathy with a mythical dragon. Since the Chinese consider the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor as their ancestors, they sometimes refer to themselves as "the descendants of the dragon". This legend also contributed towards the use of the Chinese dragon as a symbol of imperial power.[citation needed]
Dragons (usually with five claws on each foot) were a symbol for the emperor in many Chinese dynasties. During the Qing dynasty, the imperial dragon was colored yellow or gold, and during the Ming dynasty it was red.[19] The imperial throne was referred to as the Dragon Throne. During the late Qing dynasty, the dragon was even adopted as the national flag. Dragons are featured in carvings on the stairs and walkways of imperial palaces and imperial tombs, such as at the Forbidden City in Beijing.
In some Chinese legends, an emperor might be born with a birthmark in the shape of a dragon. For example, one legend tells the tale of a peasant born with a dragon birthmark who eventually overthrows the existing dynasty and founds a new one; another legend might tell of the prince in hiding from his enemies who is identified by his dragon birthmark.[citation needed]
In contrast, the Empress of China was often identified with the Chinese phoenix.
Modern belief[edit]
Worship of the Dragon God is celebrated throughout China with sacrifices and processions during the fifth and sixth moons, and especially on the date of his birthday the thirteenth day of the sixth moon.[18] A folk religious movement of associations of good-doing in modern Hebei is primarily devoted to a generic Dragon God whose icon is a tablet with his name inscribed, for which it has been named the "movement of the Dragon Tablet".[20]
Depictions of the dragon[edit]
An ancient seal script form of the character for "dragon" that is now written 龍 or 龙 and pronounced lóng in Mandarin Chinese.
Neolithic depictions[edit]
Symbols of dragons were placed in tombs as means to get to heaven.[21] The Walters Art Museum.
Dragons or dragon-like depictions have been found extensively in neolithic-period archaeological sites throughout China. The earliest depiction of dragons was found at Xinglongwa culture sites. Yangshao culture sites in Xi'an have produced clay pots with dragon motifs. A burial site Xishuipo in Puyang which is associated with the Yangshao culture shows a large dragon mosaic made out of clam shells.[22] The Liangzhu culture also produced dragon-like patterns. The Hongshan culture sites in present-day Inner Mongolia produced jade dragon objects in the form of pig dragons which are the first 3-dimensional representations of Chinese dragons.[23]
One such early form was the pig dragon. It is a coiled, elongated creature with a head resembling a boar.[24] The character for "dragon" in the earliest Chinese writing has a similar coiled form, as do later jade dragon amulets from the Shang dynasty.
Classical depictions[edit]
Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol Naga emerging from mouth of Makara
Chinese literature and myths refer to many dragons besides the famous long. The linguist Michael Carr analyzed over 100 ancient dragon names attested in Chinese classic texts.[25] Many such Chinese names derive from the suffix -long:
Tianlong (Chinese: 天龍; pinyin: tiānlóng; Wade–Giles: t'ien-lung; literally: "heavenly dragon"), celestial dragon that guards heavenly palaces and pulls divine chariots; also a name for the constellation Draco
Shenlong (Chinese: 神龍; pinyin: shénlóng; Wade–Giles: shen-lung; literally: "god dragon"), thunder god that controls the weather, appearance of a human head, dragon's body, and drum-like stomach
Fucanglong (Chinese: 伏藏龍; pinyin: fúcánglóng; Wade–Giles: fu-ts'ang-lung; literally: "hidden treasure dragon"), underworld guardian of precious metals and jewels, associated with volcanoes
Dilong (Chinese: 地龍; pinyin: dìlóng; Wade–Giles: ti-lung; literally: "earth dragon"), controller of rivers and seas; also a name for earthworm
Yinglong (Chinese: 應龍; pinyin: yìnglóng; Wade–Giles: ying-lung; literally: "responding dragon"), winged dragon associated with rains and floods, used by Yellow Emperor to kill Chi You
Jiaolong (Chinese: 蛟龍; pinyin: jiāolóng; Wade–Giles: chiao-lung; literally: "crocodile dragon"), hornless or scaled dragon, leader of all aquatic animals
Panlong (Chinese: 蟠龍; pinyin: pánlóng; Wade–Giles: p'an-lung; literally: "coiled dragon"), lake dragon that has not ascended to heaven
Huanglong (Chinese: 黃龍; pinyin: huánglóng; Wade–Giles: huang-lung; literally: "yellow dragon"), hornless dragon symbolizing the emperor
Feilong (Chinese: 飛龍; pinyin: fēilóng; Wade–Giles: fei-lung; literally: "flying dragon"), winged dragon that rides on clouds and mist; also a name for a genus of pterosaur (compare Feilong kick and Fei Long character)
Qinglong (Chinese: 青龍; pinyin: qīnglóng; Wade–Giles: ch'ing-lung; literally: "Azure Dragon"), the animal associated with the East in the Chinese Four Symbols, mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations
Qiulong (Chinese: 虯龍; pinyin: qíulóng; Wade–Giles: ch'iu-lung; literally: "curling dragon"), contradictorily defined as both "horned dragon" and "hornless dragon"
Zhulong (Chinese: 燭龍; pinyin: zhúlóng; Wade–Giles: chu-lung; literally: "torch dragon") or Zhuyin (Chinese: 燭陰; pinyin: zhúyīn; Wade–Giles: chu-yin; literally: "illuminating darkness") was a giant red draconic solar deity in Chinese mythology. It supposedly had a human's face and snake's body, created day and night by opening and closing its eyes, and created seasonal winds by breathing. (Note that this zhulong is different from the similarly named Vermilion Dragon or the Pig dragon).
Chilong (Chinese: 螭龍 or 魑龍; pinyin: chīlóng; Wade–Giles: ch'ih-lung; literally: "demon dragon"), a hornless dragon or mountain demon
Fewer Chinese dragon names derive from the prefix long-:
Longwang (Chinese: 龍王; pinyin: lóngwáng; Wade–Giles: lung-wang; literally: "Dragon Kings") divine rulers of the Four Seas
Longma (Chinese: 龍馬; pinyin: lóngmǎ; Wade–Giles: lung-ma; literally: "dragon horse"), emerged from the Luo River and revealed ba gua to Fu Xi
Some additional Chinese dragons are not named with long 龍, for instance,
Hong (Chinese: 虹; pinyin: hóng; Wade–Giles: hung; literally: "rainbow"), a two-headed dragon or rainbow serpent
Shen (Chinese: 蜃; pinyin: shèn; Wade–Giles: shen; literally: "giant clam"), a shapeshifting dragon or sea monster believed to create mirages
Bashe (Chinese: 巴蛇; pinyin: bāshé; Wade–Giles: pa-she; literally: "ba snake") was a giant python-like dragon that ate elephants
Teng (Chinese: 螣; pinyin: téng; Wade–Giles: t'eng) or Tengshe (simplified Chinese: 腾蛇; traditional Chinese: 騰蛇; pinyin: téngshé; Wade–Giles: t'eng-she; lit. "soaring snake") is a flying dragon without legs
Chinese scholars have classified dragons in diverse systems. For instance, Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty canonized five colored dragons as "kings".
The Azure Dragon [Qinglong 青龍] spirits, most compassionate kings.
The Vermilion Dragon [Zhulong 朱龍 or Chilong 赤龍] spirits, kings that bestow blessings on lakes.
The Yellow Dragon [Huanglong 黃龍] spirits, kings that favorably hear all petitions.
The White Dragon [Bailong 白龍] spirits, virtuous and pure kings.
The Black Dragon [Xuanlong 玄龍 or Heilong 黑龍] spirits, kings dwelling in the depths of the mystic waters.[26]
With the addition of the Yellow Dragon of the Center to Azure Dragon of the East, these Vermilion, White, and Black Dragons coordinate with the Four Symbols, including the Vermilion Bird of the South, White Tiger of the West, and Black Tortoise of the North.
Nine sons of the dragon[edit]
Main article: Nine sons of the dragon
Pulao in Changchun Temple, Wuhan
Qianlong era bixi near Marco Polo Bridge, Beijing
Several Ming dynasty texts list what were claimed as the Nine Offspring of the Dragon (龍生九子), and subsequently these feature prominently in popular Chinese stories and writings. The scholar Xie Zhaozhe (謝肇淛, 1567–1624) in his work Wu Za Zu (五雜俎, c. 1592) gives the following listing, as rendered by M.W. de Visser:
A well-known work of the end of the sixteenth century, the Wuzazu 五雜俎, informs us about the nine different young of the dragon, whose shapes are used as ornaments according to their nature.
The [pulao 蒲牢], dragons which like to cry, are represented on the tops of bells, serving as handles.
The [qiuniu 囚牛], which like music, are used to adorn musical instruments.
The [chiwen 螭吻/鴟吻], which like swallowing, are placed on both ends of the ridgepoles of roofs (to swallow all evil influences).
The [chaofeng 嘲風], lion-like beasts which like precipices, are placed on the four corners of roofs.
The [yazi 睚眦/睚眥], which like to kill, are engraved on sword guards.
The [bixi 贔屭], which have the shape of the [chilong 螭龍], and are fond of literature, are represented on the sides of grave-monuments.
The [bi'an 狴犴], which like litigation, are placed over prison gates (in order to keep guard).
The [suanni 狻猊], which like to sit down, are represented upon the bases of Buddhist idols (under the Buddhas' or Bodhisattvas' feet).
The [baxia 𧈢𧏡], finally, big tortoises which like to carry heavy objects, are placed under grave-monuments.
Further, the same author enumerates nine other kinds of dragons, which are represented as ornaments of different objects or buildings according to their liking prisons, water, the rank smell of newly caught fish or newly killed meat, wind and rain, ornaments, smoke, shutting the mouth (used for adorning key-holes), standing on steep places (placed on roofs), and fire.[27]
The Sheng'an waiji (升庵外集) collection by the poet Yang Shen (楊慎, 1488–1559) gives different 5th and 9th names for the dragon's nine children: the taotie (饕餮), which loves to eat and is found on food-related wares, and the jiaotu (椒圖), which looks like a conch or clam, does not like to be disturbed, and is used on the front door or the doorstep. Yang's list is bixi, chiwen or cháofēng, pulao, bi'an, taotie, qiuniu, yazi, suanni, and jiaotu.[28]
Oldest known attestation of the "children of the dragon" list is found in the Shuyuan Zaji (椒园杂记, Miscellaneous records from the bean garden) by Lu Rong (1436–1494); however, he noted that the list enumerates mere synonyms of various antiques, not children of a dragon.[29] The nine sons of the dragon were commemorated by the Shanghai Mint in 2012's year of the dragon with two sets of coins, one in silver, and one in brass. Each coin in the sets depicts one of the 9 sons, including an additional coin for the father dragon, which depicts the nine sons on the reverse.[30]
Dragon claws[edit]
Reverse of bronze mirror, 8th century, Tang dynasty, showing a dragon with three toes on each foot
The early Chinese dragons can be depicted with two to five claws. Different countries that adopted the Chinese dragon have different preferences; in Mongolia and Korea, the four-clawed dragons are used, while in Japanese dragon three-clawed dragons are common.[31] By the Yuan dynasty, the five-clawed dragons became reserved for use by the emperor while the princes used four-clawed dragons.[4] The usage of the dragon motif was codified during the Yuan dynasty, and phoenixes and five-clawed two-horned dragons may not be used on the robes of officials and other objects such as plates and vessels.[4][32] It was further stipulated that for commoners, "it is forbidden to wear any cloth with patterns of Qilin, Male Fenghuang (Chinese phoenix), White rabbit, Lingzhi, Five-Toe Two-Horn Dragon, Eight Dragons, Nine Dragons, 'Ten thousand years', Fortune-longevity character and Golden Yellow etc."[33]
The Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty emulated the Yuan dynasty rules on the use of the dragon motif and decreed that the dragon would be his emblem and that it would have five claws. The four-clawed dragon would become typically for imperial nobility and certain high-ranking officials. The three clawed dragon was used by lower ranks and the general public (widely seen on various Chinese goods in the Ming dynasty). The dragon, however, was only for select royalty closely associated with the imperial family, usually in various symbolic colors, while it was a capital offense for anyone—other than the emperor himself—to ever use the completely gold-colored, five-clawed Long dragon motif. Improper use of claw number or colors was considered treason, punishable by execution of the offender's entire clan. The convention was carried into the Qing dynasty, and portraits of the Qing emperors were usually depicted with five-clawed dragons.
In works of art that left the imperial collection, either as gifts or through pilfering by court eunuchs (a long-standing problem) where practicable one claw was removed from each set, as in several pieces of carved lacquerware,[34] for example the well known Chinese lacquerware table in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[35]
Cultural references[edit]
Number nine[edit]
A close up view of one full dragon (and the tail end and claw of another) from the Nine Dragons handscroll painted in AD 1244 by Chen Rong, an artist of the Song Dynasty
The number nine is special in China as it is seen as number of the heaven, and Chinese dragons are frequently connected with it. For example, a Chinese dragon is normally described in terms of nine attributes and usually has 117 (9x13) scales—81 (9x9) Yang and 36 (9x4) Yin. This is also why there are nine forms of the dragon and there are 9 sons of the dragon (see Classical depictions above). The Nine-Dragon Wall is a spirit wall with images of nine different dragons, and is found in imperial Chinese palaces and gardens. Because nine was considered the number of the emperor, only the most senior officials were allowed to wear nine dragons on their robes—and then only with the robe completely covered with surcoats. Lower-ranking officials had eight or five dragons on their robes, again covered with surcoats; even the emperor himself wore his dragon robe with one of its nine dragons hidden from view.
There are a number of places in China called "Nine Dragons", the most famous being Kowloon (in Cantonese) in Hong Kong. The part of the Mekong in Vietnam is known as Cửu Long, with the same meaning.
Chinese zodiac[edit]
Main article: Dragon (zodiac)
The Dragon is one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac which is used to designate years in the Chinese calendar. It is thought that each animal is associated with certain personality traits. Dragon years are usually the most popular to have children. There are more people born in Dragon years than in any other animal years of the zodiac.[citation needed]
Constellations[edit]
See also: Five elements (Chinese philosophy)
The Azure Dragon (Qing Long, 青龍) is considered to be the primary of the four celestial guardians, the other three being the Zhu Que—朱雀 (Vermilion Bird), Bai Hu—白虎 (White Tiger), Xuan Wu—玄武 (Black Tortoise-like creature). In this context, the Azure Dragon is associated with the East and the element of Wood.
Dragonboat racing[edit]
Main article: Dragon boat
At special festivals, especially the Duanwu Festival, dragon boat races are an important part of festivities. Typically, these are boats paddled by a team of up to 20 paddlers with a drummer and steersman. The boats have a carved dragon as the head and tail of the boat. Dragon boat racing is also an important part of celebrations outside of China, such as at Chinese New Year. A similar racing is popular in India in the state of Kerala called Vallamkali and there are records on Chinese traders visiting the seashores of Kerala centuries back (Ibn Batuta).
Detail of an embroidered silk gauze ritual garment from a 4th-century BC Zhou era tomb at Mashan, Hubei province, China. The flowing, curvilinear design incorporates dragons, phoenixes, and tigers.
Dragon dancing[edit]
Main article: Dragon dance
On auspicious occasions, including Chinese New Year and the opening of shops and residences, festivities often include dancing with dragon puppets. These are "life sized" cloth-and-wood puppets manipulated by a team of people, supporting the dragon with poles. They perform choreographed moves to the accompaniment of drums, drama, and music. They also wore good clothing made of silk.
Dragons and nāgas[edit]
In many Buddhist countries, the concept of the nāga has been merged with local traditions of great and wise serpents or dragons, as depicted in this stairway image of a multi-headed nāga emerging from the mouth of a Makara in the style of a Chinese dragon at Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol on the premises of Wat Pha Namthip Thep Prasit Vararam in Thailand's Roi Et Province Nong Phok District.
'Dragon's-Claw Elm', Fengtai, 1908
Dragons and tigers[edit]
The tiger is considered to be the eternal rival to the dragon, thus various artworks depict a dragon and tiger fighting an epic battle. A well used Chinese idiom to describe equal rivals (often in sports nowadays) is "Dragon versus Tiger". In Chinese martial arts, "Dragon style" is used to describe styles of fighting based more on understanding movement, while "Tiger style" is based on brute strength and memorization of techniques.[citation needed]
Dragons and botany[edit]
The elm cultivar Ulmus pumila 'Pendula', from northern China, called 'Weeping Chinese Elm' in the West, is known locally as Lung chao yü shu (: 'Dragon's-claw elm') owing to its branching.[36][37]
In popular culture[edit]
As a part of traditional folklore, dragons appear in a variety of mythological fiction. In the classical novel Journey to the West, the son of the Dragon King of the West was condemned to serve as a horse for the travelers because of his indiscretions at a party in the heavenly court. Sun Wukong's staff, the Ruyi Jingu Bang, was robbed from Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea. In Fengshen Yanyi and other stories, Nezha, the boy hero, defeats the Dragon Kings and tames the seas. Chinese dragons also appear in innumerable Japanese anime movies and television shows, manga, and in Western political cartoons as a personification of the People's Republic of China. The Chinese respect for dragons is emphasized in Naomi Novik's Temeraire novels, where they were the first people to tame dragons and are treated as equals, intellectuals, or even royalty, rather than beasts solely bred for war in the West. Manda is a large Chinese dragon that appears in the Godzilla storyline. A golden three-headed dragon also appears in the comic book series God Is Dead.
Red dragon is a symbol of China which appears in many Mahjong games.
A Chinese Water-Dragon is used as the main antagonist in Season 3 of the Australian television series Mako Mermaids. The Dragon is heavily based on Chinese mythology to coincide with a new Chinese mermaid on the show.
In The Lego Ninjago Movie, Lloyd, the green ninja, has a robotic Chinese dragon as his main vehicle.
Regional variations across Asia[edit]
While depictions of the dragon in art and literature are consistent throughout the cultures in which it is found, there are some regional differences.
For more information on peculiarities in the depiction of the dragon in other Asian cultures, see:
Dragons related to the Chinese dragon:
Druk, the Thunder Dragon of Bhutanese mythology
Japanese dragon
Korean dragon
Nāga, a Hindu and Buddhist creature in South Asian and Southeast Asian mythology.
Vietnamese dragon
Dragons similar to the Chinese dragon:
Makara, a sea Dragon in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Yaazhi, a South Indian or Tamil mythical creature
Nepalese dragon as depicted with Bahirav
Bakunawa, a moon-eating sea dragon depicted in Philippine mythology.
Gallery[edit]
Non-Imperial Chinese dragon in Shanghai
Nine-Dragon Wall, Datong (detail)
Mini-Sculpture of a Dragon on top of a temple in Hsinchu, Taiwan
Giant dragon statues surrounded by the sea at Sanggar Agung Temple, Surabaya, Indonesia
The Chinese dragon statue at Vihara Dharmayana Kuta, Bali
See also[edit]
An Instinct for Dragons, hypothesis about the origin of dragon myths.
Chinese mythology
Fish in Chinese mythology
List of dragons in mythology and folklore
Long Mu (Dragon's Mother)
Radical 212
Snakes in Chinese mythology, mostly about less dragon-like types
China Dragon - hockey team playing in the Asia League Ice Hockey
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Naz Khialvi
Born
Muhammad Siddique
12 December 1947
Chak NO 394GB Jhok Baig Tandlianwala, Dist. Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Died
12 December 2010
Hujra Sabri, Kanjwani, Near Tandlianwala, Dist. Faisalabad
Nationality
Pakistani
Occupation
Lyricist, poet, radio broadcaster
Known for
Sandal Dharti
Notable work
Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho (You are a Puzzle)
Naz Khialvi (1947 – 12 December 2010) was a Pakistani lyricist and radio broadcaster, who is mainly known for his Sufi verse Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho (You are a Puzzle), later sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, a legendary Qawwali singer, making both of them a household name. He also hosted a radio programme, Sandhal Dharti at Faisalabad radio station for 27 years.[1]
Contents
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1 Biography
2 Teacher
3 Books
4 Award(s)
5 References
6 External links
Biography[edit]
Muhammad Siddique, pen name Naz Khialvi, born in Jhok Baig Chak No 394GB, near Tandlianwala, district of Faisalabad, 174 km from Lahore, in Province of Punjab, Pakistan. Khialvi later became a broadcaster with state-run radio, and also hosted a radio programme, Sandhal Dharti on Faisalabad radio station for 27 years.[1] He also wrote lyrics in Urdu and Punjabi.
Teacher[edit]
Naaz Khialvi lived many year with famous Urdu poet Ehsan Danish. According to him, Ehsan Danish is the real inspiration for him. He has learnt every thing from him.
Books[edit]
Khialvi's first Book "SaaiaN Way", comprising Punjabi "kaafi", was published by Misaal Publishers, Faisalabad in 2009; and his second book "Lahu kay Phool" which name later on changed to "Tum Ik Gorakh Dhanda Ho", comprising Urdu ghazals, is under compilation.
Award(s)[edit]
Naz Khialvi was awarded the "Excellence in Radio Compering Award" in 2000.[2]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Noted lyricist Naz Khialvi dies following illness". Hindustan Times. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011.
Jump up ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20131215123201/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/noted-lyricist-naz-khialvi-dies-following-illness/article1-638828.aspx
External links[edit]
Ghorak Dhanda recited by Naaz Khialvi on YouTube
Tum ik Gorakh Dhanda Ho, sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on YouTube
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