The statue of the "Bathing Prince with Nine Dragons" is a Buddhist story. At the birth of Sakyamuni, nine dragons spit warm and cold water from their mouths and give the prince a bath.

Originally, in Indian Buddhism, snakes were used to do the job. The Chinese people changed the images of snakes into dragons to fit the local custom.

#135 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Dazu Stone-Carvings, near Chongqing)

September 16th 2011
Three holidays are making their way through China's culture: The second most important holiday in the country, Mid-Autumn Festival and the consumption of the Moon-cakes with family and friends was celebrated on September 12th; Teachers' Appreciation Day was remembered on September 11th; and China's National Holiday will be on the calendar on October 1st. I want to wish all of my ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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