The ‘Long’ Dragon in the Chinese and Vietnamese Language
In Vietnamese and Chinese the word for ‘Dragon’ is ‘Long’. It shows up in lots of place names as well as fruits and fish. Halong Bay: Decending Dragon (beware, dragons below). Red […]
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OWPC: More Fun with Dragons
When I was putting together my first dragon post I was struck by the fact that dragons were such a world-wide phenomenon that it made me wonder whether there might be some […]
OWPC: Dragons Around the World
A collection of dragons from around the world. Let’s meet at the dragon restaurant at the beach on Koh Lanta in Thailand. Chinese New Year dragon lantern in Vancouver. A […]
Travel Theme: Colourful Bangkok
Here is some bright colours from Bangkok to liven up these dark and dreary November days. A dragon mosaic on a temple in Bangkok’s Chinatown. Another cheery dragon cleverly fabricated […]
Khai Dinh Royal Tomb in Hue, Vietnam
The first tomb we visited on our motorcycle tour of Hue’s royal tombs was also the newest, the Tomb of the Emperor Khai Dinh. It dated from the early 1900s and […]
