China dragon story

china dragon story. Dragon is one of the most important elements in the life of the Chinese nation. It can be seen from the Chinese culture which almost all associated with the legend of animals. Instead, researchers have long believed that the dragon is an imaginary creature that is only present only in the classical legends.
But a discovery in 1996 as answering doubts of experts. Archaeologists in China had found fossilized dragon Guanling Village, Anshun City, China. This discovery proves that it is a sacred animal that ever existed.
In the frame of science, dragons are reptiles that live in the ocean at the Triassic period about 200 million years ago. Dragon is an amphibious creature, he spent more time in the water and sometimes walks to the mainland. Dragon is a legend that can not be separated with the Chinese people's lives. The animals of the past, often present in stories of the past and regarded China as a special creature. Chinese people also believe that they are the incarnation of the dragon.
This is what makes the discovery in 1996 is in the public good welcome. Dragon fossils were found in the village of Guanling it comes with a pair of horns on his head. Manifestation of this dragon legend that often resemble animals found in the legend. This fossil is in good condition with the 7.6 m overall length, 76 cm head and neck 54 cm. His body has a length of 2.7 m and 68 cm wide, and 3.7 m tail.
Dragon head is triangular in shape, with a width of 43 cm mouth. The widest part at the head of this dragon reaches 32 cm, two horns, with a symmetrical shape looming from the widest part and measuring 27 cm. Shaped horns a little curved and leaning to the side, so the fossils are made to be like the dragon in legend. The fossils were eventually exhibited in 2007 at the Xinwei Ancient Life Fossils Museum in Anshun, Guizhou, China.
Inevitably, this discovery is really mengegerkan society. Since this is the first time for China to find a fossil "dragon" that has a pair of horns. The invention provides proof of the possibility of dragons have horns. The discovery of this fossil provides important scientific information for people to trace the origin of the legend of the dragon in China.
Discovery in Yunnan and River Liachoe
Fossil Dragon
Fossil Dragon
Other discoveries occurred in the province near a village in Fuyuan, southwestern China on 22 January 2007. Local residents found small dragon fossils that have been attached to the stone slab in a cave on top of a hill.
The farmers in the village has been excavating fossils since 2000 to find the "remnants" of the dragon legend was inspired by the discovery of a dragon on display in Guizhou. The farmers do it to supplement their income by selling these fossils to the researchers.
Previously, to prove the existence of the dragon, Chinese archaeologists conduct excavations since 1983 in several locations believed once occupied by the ancient Chinese civilization. The first excavations conducted around Niuheliang village, at the foot of Red Mountain (Red Mountain). Precisely, located in the valley of the River Liachoe location. Of some of the findings prove, that in this area once occupied a fairly advanced ancient civilization thousands of years ago.
In the first excavation, the archaeologists found two pieces of a dragon-shaped jade. This jade carved finely dragon, green transparent. The first discovery, according to the archaeologists are very valuable. From the evidence it looks civilization thousands of years ago is already familiar with the culture and the engraving is very fine not less beautiful with sculptured results today
Excavation until 2003 that involved dozens of archaeologists from the Research Institute of Lioning Province, and has completed work on 16 websites. They rummaged through the site in the area of ​​1,576 square meters. Dig six graves are the graves of ancient alleged leaders of the future.
Fossil Excavation
Fossil Excavation
From the results of these excavations, found 479 pieces of evidence that lead to the existence of a monster in the form of fossil jaws and other body parts that are considered part of the body of a large snake. Including three pieces of a dragon statue made of delicate jade, which is found from the ancient tombs. It is said that the findings of the jade dragon statue, similar to the findings of the excavations in the village Sanxingtala in 1970. This village in the territory in Monggolia In Cipeng City.
Professor So Bingqi, a renowned archaeologist in China and is the Chairman of the China Association of Archaeologists said the latest findings remains to be investigated further. Especially with the carbon test, to determine the age of ancient animals and reconstruct the entire physical form.
Excavations carried deeper, to look for other fossil parts that could prove, whether it is a reptile fossils or indeed ordinary dragon who allegedly lived a few thousand years younger than the time of ancient animals Dinosaurs, T-Rex, Brontosaurus and ancient animals other.
But of body size, which is smaller than a dinosaur, allegedly finding it indeed is a kind of snake predators. As it is seen from a very sharp fangs that leads to the inside, as well as on other predators found earlier as T-Rex.
Snake Ancestors
Dragon Statue
Dragon Statue
Research around the valley of the River Liachoe continued archaeologists, to determine whether this finding was the only evidence or there is still another. It turns out of the archaeologists was not in vain, digging in "Red Mountain Goddess", it found other evidence that supports each other. Similar findings in this location, find some other evidence that corroborates the presence of the dragon.
Both archaeologists and Daahun Bingqi, Task Team members search evidence to conclude the existence of the dragon, a snake that has been mythologized exist. Only if the form was perfect, as depicted in the form of a dragon statue like in a monastery or just plain ancient serpent? All of that is still in question. Archaeologists are still looking for other evidence, and reconstruct it perfectly.
For a while, they managed reconstructing the fossil snake was a kind of ancient animal. It is evident, from the frame of the head that leads to a snake skeleton. It is still not perfect, as some other parts that allegedly form cartilage shape is still vague. But all archaeologists believe, it is a fossil fossils dragons, snakes ancestors now.
Doubts about the actual shape of a dragon, while they agreed to picture dragon sculptures made from thousands of years ago, it allegedly represents the actual shape dragon despite supporting evidence is still detected.
They also agree that the picture is found in the form of jade dragon statue (statue of broken down gold and bronze, was estimated to be over 8,000 years old) is a picture of the original form of the dragon is now living fossil.
In the end, the evidence that dragons ever existed, deserves to be supported by expectations of these animals should be representative of the form of goodness. Because it is not possible, The Chinese worship and other nations because of the good things that have been done by a dragon or "similar animals big snake" to man in times of old. (From various sources)
The Nation that has a Dragon Story:
• China: called Long, snake-shaped legs with four-toed• Vietnam: called Rong• Japan: Ryu called, has three sharp nails• Korea: called Yong (sky dragon), Yo (sea dragon) and Kyo (dragon mountain)• Siberian: called Yilbegan - India: Vyalee recognizable and much carved in temples
Southern India.• Germanic / Scandinavian: Lindworm called, the form of the two-legged snake.• Wales: disebutY Ddraig Goch, the Red Dragon is listed on the country's flag.• Hungarian: called Zomok, shaped snake that lived in the marshy and often
khinzir prey or sheep. Sárkánykígyó, shaped winged serpent.
Sárkány, humanoid dragon with many heads.• Slavic: called zmey, Zmiy and Zmaj, resemble European dragons but have
many heads, can breathe fire.• Romanian: called Balaur, has fins, large and many-headed.

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The story of the King and Spiders

The story of the King and Spider - Long ago in the land Skonlandia, there was a king named Bruce. He was six times led his troops into battle against the aggressor from England, but six times the fighting, troops always battered beaten by the enemy, until the defeat and was forced to flee to the forest. Finally, he himself is also hiding in an abandoned hut in the jungle.
One day, the rain was falling, the rain water from the roof of the house broke the leaking of the face Bruce, so he woke up from his sleep. For a moment he contemplated her fate is unfortunate because it can not defeat the enemy, even though he has been exerting all efforts. The more he thought about it, his heart is getting sore and almost desperate.
At that time, Bruce's eyes staring upward transverse wooden beams above his head, there is a spider nest was knitting. He carefully observe the movement of the spider, the effort counted spiders have six consecutive bend over backwards trying to tie one end of the string to the wooden beams located across the street, but eventually failed as well.
"Really sorry for this little creature." Bruce said, "You should just give up!"
However, Bruce really unexpected, although it has been six times the spider failed to link the end of the thread, he does not necessarily discouraged and stop trying, he tried again for the seventh time, and this time he succeeded. Seeing all this, Bruce really feel amazed and forget the fate that befell him.
Bruce finally stood up and took a deep breath, and then he shouted aloud: "I will fight again for the seventh time!"
Bruce finally really get the spirit back, he immediately put together and rehearse the remnants of his army, and set the strategy and storm the enemy's defense again, with great effort and relentless struggle, eventually Bruce managed to repel the enemy and reclaim their homeland .One of the lessons we can take from the story of the king and the spider
In life, people sometimes easy to complain and give up with the situation. But with encouragement to the people we love around us, the spirit we will bounce back and win.

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Donkey and the salt load

Donkey and the salt load. A merchant, led his donkey to pass through a shallow river. So far they have gone through the river without ever having a single accident, but this time, his donkey slipped and fell when they were right in the middle of the river. 

When traders are finally able to bring his ass to the edge of the river and its cargo safely, most of the salt carried by donkeys have melted and dissolved into the water stream. Feel happy because the load has been reduced so that the load is taken to be lighter, the donkey was very excited when they resumed their journey.

The next day, the traders returned with cargo of salt. The Donkey that given his experience yesterday when slipping in the middle of the river, deliberately let himself slip fall into the water, and eventually he was able to reduce the burden back to the way it was.

Traders who feel angry, then bring the donkey back to the market, which is in charge the donkey with baskets very large and contains a sponge. When they arrived back in the middle of the river, the donkey back deliberately flopped, but when the merchant took him to the edge of the river, the donkey became very uncomfortable because they have to be forced to drag him back home with a load ten times heavier than the previous due to the inclusion of a sponge absorbs water river.

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Fairy or Pixie

Fairy or Pixie is a term that is often used in folklore, fairy tales, fiction, to describe a creature that has supernatural powers, and sometimes intervene in human affairs. In Indonesia, the term is often used in the translation of fairy figures depicting an elf or a fairy (the term in English) in fiction and tales from Europe.

On modern fiction, the characters from fairy often in all adopt the original version, and is used in contemporary fantasy fiction with a variety of drawing, hanging by the author or creator.  The word "fairy" has been misused throughout the history of the English language by the human race. There is a belief that the word "fairy" is an ancient term, which emerged after the mid-term is defined as evil women who have magical powers.

In England the name was originally derived from the word fairy Elvish since before the year 1000 AD, meaning the fairies. In folklore, the supernatural beings is a powerful racial group.

According to the Indo-European root, it is likely that the name originated from albiz, although its origin is unknown, which is a derivation of albho, which means "white". This word became popular among white people until now. In modern times, can still be found existence as surnames and family names, such as: Ælfræd "Advisory-fairy" (Alfred), Ælfwine "Friend-Fairy" (Alvin), Aelfric "fairy Government" (Eldridge), and also name- woman's name, as Ælfflæd "beauty-fairy". 

Elf name is also associated with hair interrelated, which is believed to bring misfortune, if the connection is released. French term "fai" comes from the Latin Language "fatae" which means fairy women who visited a home when there is a birth and foresee the future of the baby, as was done by the three fates (Three fates).

The word "fairy" actually means "fat-erie", such as "state ofenchanment and that transferred fromthe object to the agent". Pixie is a "runt" who has great power and authority, especially in the Celtic and Irish mainland.  For people of Irish descent, peri-peri is the origin of their descendants, the Tuatha de Danaan. They are better known as the "Daoine Sidhe" or "Sidhe" (pronounced "Shee") in Ireland, "Sith" in Higlands, "Pisgies" in Cornwall, and "elves" in Scotland / UK.

According to some researchers, the English term is most appropriate for people with attention problems ethnicity is "Elf". Although the term "Elf" is often a matter of controversy, the author Poortvliet and Huygen, "Elves" is the spirit / soul of air from nature, who loves dancing happily dances and plays stringed musical equipment.

They can also live underground, inside / on the water, in the air, and most of them have wings. Although Elf general term for the tiny people, the other terms are also often used as "sprites", "pixie", "nixie", "fauns", "brownies", "dwarves", "leprechauns", and "fairy ( elf) ".

"Sprite" is a general term for midgets like "pixies", "spirit which means wood spirits, water, or natural spirits, elves from Celtic called" Faeries ". "Dwarf" is commonly used to mention "Dark Elves", but the most commonly preferred term is "The Good Neighbors".

Some other names that they preferred: "The SeelieCourt", "Them Ones", "The Strangers", "The little People", "The Fair Folk", "The Good Folk", "The Forgetful Folk", "The Hidden Folk "," Them "," Mother's Blessing "," The Lovers "," The Night Folk "," The Little Darling ", etc..

There is some controversy among researchers as to who the Good Neighbors is or in other words, What are they exactly? When the question is dealt with in a discussion, we usually get a variety of responses, but most of the human mind mengkonsepkannya as "wee (small)" or "little (small)".

Elves are often told to have a form similar to humans, often also believed to be the embodiment of the spirit or jinn who incarnated as a beautiful woman who likes to interrupt. Fairies sometimes described as having a long and pointy ears, and have long hair. Peri also often described could shapeshift, or take the form of a beautiful woman who can suddenly disappear. 

Peri also often identified as mythological beings. In the depiction in folklore that uses the term "fairy", is often different definition of what it actually fairies, on the one hand this name is often associated with supernatural beings, such as demons, but on the other hand, the fairies are described as being more real.

"Elves" can take various forms, as a people with a variety of beauty, god of sex, old women, men limp / lame hunchback, goats, cows, pigs, witches, caterpillars, butterflies, cats, rocks, leaves, plants, cobwebs, or even a breeze. Their size ranges from the size of an insect to a larger size than humans. They are unstable and easily change shape in various forms and nature, and can not be distinguished from one another.

Too many experts tales (folklorist) is conducting research to investigate this phenomenon first, this is not the case. Many researchers stated that the description of the dwarf with the insect wing is a simple evolution of knowledge and customs, initially these stories do not portray them as small or dwarf, it actually has the same size as humans.

As to the question whether they exist or not, all we need to do is ask an Irishman who would briefly replied, "I do not believe in fairies, but they are there".

Elves can be described as good (helping people) or evil. Described benevolent fairy is a fairy house that lived with humans. However, not all illustrated fairy house out in the evening, there was also a house elf that came out during the day.

While described as a cause of the evil fairy misled anyone in his way. Peri is also often described as mischievous (naughty and fun), whether good or mischief that brings disrepute. In Europe a naughty little boy and difficult to control is often described as "just like a little fairy".

Housing 

The depiction of the origins of fairies are often associated with a type / class of supernatural creatures such as demons, which often originate from mountainous areas. Didi they live underground, inside / on the water, and in the air. 

However, in its development, fairies portrayed as small creatures that can sleep on flowers, live in the forest and the trees keep the so-called fairy forest, or staying indoors with humans like a house elf character.

In Legend

Many Christians believe that they are angels who rebelled in heaven, and then thrown out, and because they are not too nasty to go to hell, they are sent to live forever on earth and that is why they could very well act like angels or otherwise as the devil.

Many believe paintings are artistic fairies with wings, an amalgamation of the angel made by Christians. Some are given as a variation of the dwarfs with insect wings, body size, shadow ghosts, half beast and half man, and has the nature of god.

Confidence in the Good Folk flourished in the past when everything was surrounded by spirits / ghosts. Trees or corals lose the name "Fred" or "Krystal" which is part of the daily life of the nation. So is the "Good Folk". They are symbolized by a title and play an important role in everyone's life. 

But this is a time when everyone believed in many gods, gods, spirits, ancestors, and creatures. Nowadays, if someone stated, believe in fairies they are often ostracized. "So, if they exist, why can not we see it?" This is a question that may arise in our minds all the time.

Ranging from "nature spirit (nature spirits)", happy, sad, angry, happy, nature keperian, resentment, grim, hostile, love, and hate, as "nature itself" (they take a variety of different forms, as the energies of "Mother Earth"), droughts, storms, earthquakes, dim light, peace, peace, or destruction.

They are not limited to our world, they can bounce between both worlds with a moving finger or wrinkled her nose. They have a natural magic skills that can make them quickly is not visible and can never be seen by human eyes, but of their own volition to be seen. Because of their ability to reason, man can not see them. Many exercise or discipline to do to overcome obstacles allow ourselves to see them. 

In the childhood mind and limits the mind has not been damaged by a variety of behavior / habits, sehigga children often get to see them, without difficulty and will tell their tale vision with pride (of course make their parents were surprised with their imaginary friends and make them feel stupid to believe in things like that).

In the songs that contain magical powers the web of life can also make us able to see them easily, such as the poet, astrologer, musician, shaman, one who has clairvoyance (the sharpness of feelings), and naturalist.

Hallucinogenic substances and herbs, magical ceremonies, and changes in circumstances, can also allow many people to get to see them. A conviction even though the conditions for opening relations with them have emotional ties or "blood relationship" with them.

Relationships with them are considered very difficult to do, especially sexual relations, and both are limited by various taboos.

A very brilliant movie produced in 1993 for children called "Fern Gully". This movie gives a detailed and interesting story about the separation between fairy and human world.

Where this movie brings Hollywood fantasy elements, animation, trend over patrial (paternal line), and the parable - this brings the true heart and spirit of the wood. They are guarded by wooden dilindungidan. They are also protected by the natural reefs, land, sea, or sky.

They are the natural mother of children that may be necessary for us to watch. Somewhere along the way we lost that relationship. So where are they hiding?

While many of the Little People have been displaced from the human world, the fairy run into the ground (called "Elfame") evils is still going on in that place, the houses were abandoned, the tops of mountains, rivers, and open fields. Depending on the type and variety where we can find them.

Nancy Arrowsmith, author of "A Field Guide to The LittlePeople" elves divided into three main categories:

Light Elves (shape changer, pedestrian / passer in four dimensions is known, quickly faded beauty. Naturally dwarf the best man, and rarely seen).

Dark Elves (inhabitants of the earth, can change colors like a chameleon can be gray-brown, black, red, inhabiting the house like dark corners, looked in the afternoon or late at night)

Dusky Elves (many, tied to the environment, life is governed by the laws of space and time, easily recognizable by humans, and usually bound padapohon their origin, vegetation, ditches, mounds of earth / tomb, or pond). http://anehdidunia.blogspot.com

Elves are usually in the form of old creatures and bring a lot of ethnic characteristics, generally European past, especially Lapps, Celts, and Teutons. They can be solved by man with a secret opening times Those who actually.

Elves tend to be conservative, and not like iron, steel, and industrialization, and blaming it as the cause of separation between elves and humans. They look down on people who follow new ways, even on issues tabunya using salt and spices in food.

Elves deemed to have holes and never backs foraging in our world. Elf women have saggy breasts that panjangseperti most animals and working while padabeberapa feeding her at the same time.

Elves have some way like a human with no exceptions on some parts of her body like an animal body, such as the legs, ears, skin, or teeth.

If they are dressed, usually with peasant clothes or wearing special magic colors (usually red or green). They hate the materialistic nature.

There are various types and each type has its own unique name, here are some of the names who've known fairy in alphabetical order and the general explanation:

1. Asrais - small, gentle, fairy boy. Not be exposed to direct sunlight; besides that they would merge into a pool of water.

2. Banshee - "fairy woman"; soul is attached to family-specific ancestry. When a family member was dying, the family will hear the banshee cry. Not always scary.

3. Bogles - Generally a demon-nature essentially Goblins although they are likely to do harm to liars and murderers.

4. Brownies - Generally happy human being around the house and yard. Friendly and really helpful.

5. Dwarfs - stocky stature and strong. Reach adulthood at the age of three years old and gray and bearded by the age of seven years. Mentioned that they could not look at the sun, so to see it have to turn them to stone. However, there are potions and spells that can make them resistant to sunlight.

6. Dryads - They are the souls who inhabit the trees, especially oak trees. Druids used them as a source of inspiration.

7. Elves - Another name known fairy troops. They are divided into the Seelie and Unseelie.

8. Fir Darrig - (Fear Deang) In practical jokers of a gruesome nature. They could change his face into whoever he wants.

9. Gnomes - Basic elements of the earth. They live under the ground and keep the treasures on earth. Gnome metal workers are awesome, especially for swords and armor.

10. Goblins - Is the name used for the species a bad fairy. They are small and malicious, and usually band together as they lost their abilities to act alone. They are usually controlled by a Mage to maksus-malicious intent.

11. Gwragged Annwn - (Gwageth anoon) is a water nymph, who occasionally take human men to be their husbands.

12. Gwyllion - Scottish water is a ghost. They are mostly seen as a hairy men or hideous female spirits who intercept and mislead the night walkers on the mountain roads. Happy mountain fairy sitting on a rock on one side of a mountain path and silently watch people menlintas.

13. Hobgoblins - a general name for a strange but friendly little creatures we call dwarves.

14. Knockers (Buccas) - Spirit of the mining area that is friendly to the miners. They knocked on the many layers of ore metal content.

15. Leprechauns - very shrewd and cunning and can disappear in the blink of an eye. They particularly loved, and active in the days of Saint Patrick, but any day is good for them.

16. Mer-People-Mermaid - They live in the water, but they resemble the human from the waist up and has a tail like a fish. They are irresistible lure fishermen to their deaths. Also called Murdhuacha (muroo-cha) or Merrows.

17. Pixies - Frequent form of hedgehogs. Those evil fairy who enjoy manipulating other people and nations fairies. They also love to steal horses to ride.

18. Phouka - Can be seen in various animal forms and is usually harmless.

19. Redcap - One of the most evil of the old Border Goblins. He lived in the ruined towers and castles, especially those with a history of crime. He dyes his cap in human blood.

20. Shefro - Peri man wearing a green robe and red hat.

21. Sidhe (shee) - The name for the fairies that live below ground level. An old burial mound or small hill that has a door leading to the underground kingdom of the beautiful fairy.

22. Sluagh - Spirit curious that his death was unforgivable, or idolaters. Is a great opponent for fairy plateau. Spriggans - Told ugly, strange and stunted in their natural world, but it can change the shape of a giant in size. Spriggans a vicious criminal gangs, experts in stealing, wrecking the deft and dangerous. They are capable of robbing human houses, kidnapping children (and leaving a repulsive baby Spriggan in exchange).

23. Trolls - Do not like the sun. They often perform dances odd piece ear piece called 'Henking'.

24. Trows - Same with the Trolls and like them, anti to sunlight. They also do a dance 'Henking'.

25. Urisk - is a fairy who often inhabit remote ponds deserted. He would often manifest themselves in the human group, but the emergence of a strange and sinister is the way he does.

26. Water Fairies - It is the provider of food for the plants and taker of life. They combine beauty with treachery and death. They can be a friend or foe.

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