The Lunar New Year begins today, bringing with it the year of the dragon in Chinese mythology in which the word "lóng" (掍), translates to "dragon" in English. But don't let the similarity fool you: ...

Mark your calendars—Chinese New Year 2025 kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 29! While we bid farewell to the Year of the Wood ...

The year of the dragon, one of the 12 creatures in the Chinese zodiac, began on February 10th. But some Chinese state media have been calling it the year of the loong in their English reports. Loong ...

A huge newly discovered dinosaur species in China has some paleontologists theorizing that it could be the origin of the mythological dragon. In fact the 50-ft species, believed to have roamed the ...

ASTROLOGY still wields its influence in Hong Kong, where couples prefer their children to be born in the Year of the Dragon. Dragon-year babies are favoured in Chinese culture because of the mythical ...