The Folk-Lore of China
The Folk-Lore of China
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127 relates to the emission of a $hen or ohiao ||^ winch eventually becomes a dragon. The fissures are due to its efforts to escape from the earth's interior.
** The Shen is popularly described as an embryotic dragon, or a dragon in the first stage of existence. It is formed by the perspiration of that animal falling from the sky upon terrestrial beings. Animals thus affected become Shen^ sink into the ground and remain there, some say thirty, some an hun- dred years, emerging in heavy rains as... a Kiau.'** Other legends record the emission of fragrant vapours from the rents thus made, the issue of blood from springs in place of water, &o. These latter occurrences may have been due to a gush of water through oxide of iron beds, but Chinese records are too unscientific to allow aught save conjecture in this respect. Trees also are recorded as giving forth blood, an appearance due in all probability to the pre- sence of minute insects in exudations from the bark.
Waterspouts are usually spoken of in native annals as dragons, and when more than one is seen they ure described as fighting in the air.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
127 relates to the emission of a $hen or ohiao ||^ winch eventually becomes a dragon. The fissures are due to its efforts to escape from the earth's interior.
** The Shen is popularly described as an embryotic dragon, or a dragon in the first stage of existence. It is formed by the perspiration of that animal falling from the sky upon terrestrial beings. Animals thus affected become Shen^ sink into the ground and remain there, some say thirty, some an hun- dred years, emerging in heavy rains as... a Kiau.'** Other legends record the emission of fragrant vapours from the rents thus made, the issue of blood from springs in place of water, &o. These latter occurrences may have been due to a gush of water through oxide of iron beds, but Chinese records are too unscientific to allow aught save conjecture in this respect. Trees also are recorded as giving forth blood, an appearance due in all probability to the pre- sence of minute insects in exudations from the bark.
Waterspouts are usually spoken of in native annals as dragons, and when more than one is seen they ure described as fighting in the air.
What to read after The Folk-Lore of China?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Dennys, Nicholas Belfield. [from Old Catalog] to read onlineMoreLess
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