The Chinese dragon has been around in mythology and folklore for about as long as there's been a Chinese civilization—which ...

Rich families in Shang China ... bronze vessels. This fabulous vessel was for wine; it has owls on three sides. Images of wild animals predominate in Shang art, in contrast with the art of the ...

The snake is closely related to the dragon, one of China's most important ... take place at the Met from Feb 28 to Sept 28. Ancient Chinese Bronze art reached its climax in the late Shang (c.

The Shanghai Museum is ringing in the coming Chinese New Year with a snake-themed exhibition entitled "Slithering into Spring: A Celebration of the Year of the Snake".