ENTER THE DRAGON

ENTER THE DRAGON

Text by Sheng Wenqiang Translation by Leo, Madeline Photos and illustrations by Zhang Haolun

In the past, Chinese people used to explain the unknown using myths, in which countless mythological creatures were created for the hope of a better life. And now, these creatures of imaginary have even made their way into games and films like The Great Wall. Mythical creatures have never retired from Chinese people’s daily life.

中國神獸：想象的淵藪

神獸曾是古人理解未知世界的方式，也曾是人們辟邪祈福的心理寄托。而如今，它們又成為諸如《長城》等電影和游戲的靈感來源—— 神獸對中國人的意義，隨著時代變化，從未停止過演變。