Humans have been telling stories of dragons for millennia. Depending on the region of the world, a dragon might be a god or a monster, a bringer of water or fire, or a figure of fortune or death.

Xu Bing’s “Phoenix” at St. John the Divine (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) The myth of the phoenix casting itself into the flames only to rise up stronger is powerful and monumental, with ...

The only mythical creature in the Chinese zodiac, the dragon has long been associated with prosperity and imperial power Catherine Duncan - Staff Contributor Long before it was imbued with symbolic ...

China Daily’s Wang Xiaodong profiles 62-year-old Hubei native Li Guohua and his more than thirty-year pursuit of the Chinese bigfoot: He can’t recall how many times he almost lost his life to ...