{"id":18186,"date":"2020-02-16T13:24:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T13:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/the-candle-dragon\/"},"modified":"2020-02-16T13:24:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T13:24:56","slug":"the-candle-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/the-candle-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Candle Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  \t&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Why&nbsp;there&nbsp;exists&nbsp;the&nbsp;routine&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;four&nbsp;seasons?&nbsp;Why&nbsp;does&nbsp;days&nbsp;alternate&nbsp;with&nbsp;nights?&nbsp;This&nbsp;it&nbsp;all&nbsp;because&nbsp;there&nbsp;lives&nbsp;a&nbsp;powerful&nbsp;dragon&nbsp;named&nbsp;Candle&nbsp;Dragon.<\/p>\n<p>  \tIt&nbsp;was&nbsp;said&nbsp;that,&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;north&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chishui&nbsp;River&nbsp;beyond&nbsp;the&nbsp;distant&nbsp;Northwest&nbsp;Sea,&nbsp;there&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;strange&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;named&nbsp;Zhangwei&nbsp;Mountain,&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;lived&nbsp;a&nbsp;magical&nbsp;god&nbsp;of&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;who&nbsp;wore&nbsp;a&nbsp;human&nbsp;face,&nbsp;yet&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;curving&nbsp;snakelike&nbsp;body&nbsp;of&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;1000&nbsp;li.The&nbsp;whole&nbsp;body&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;god&nbsp;was&nbsp;thoroughly&nbsp;red&nbsp;like&nbsp;a&nbsp;fiery&nbsp;dragon.&nbsp;His&nbsp;eyes&nbsp;were&nbsp;also&nbsp;quite&nbsp;different&nbsp;from&nbsp;ordinary&nbsp;people,&nbsp;like&nbsp;two&nbsp;olives&nbsp;vertically&nbsp;hung&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;face,&nbsp;which&nbsp;turned&nbsp;into&nbsp;two&nbsp;straight&nbsp;slits&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;closed&nbsp;them.<\/p>\n<p>  \tThe&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;god&nbsp;was&nbsp;so&nbsp;mighty&nbsp;that&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;closed&nbsp;his&nbsp;eyes,&nbsp;night&nbsp;befell&nbsp;the&nbsp;earth&nbsp;and&nbsp;when&nbsp;he&nbsp;opened&nbsp;them,&nbsp;the&nbsp;world&nbsp;turned&nbsp;into&nbsp;daytime.&nbsp;He&nbsp;winked&nbsp;and&nbsp;winked,&nbsp;and&nbsp;days&nbsp;and&nbsp;nights&nbsp;occurred&nbsp;alternately.<\/p>\n<p>  \tThe&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;god&nbsp;never&nbsp;slept&nbsp;and&nbsp;he&nbsp;always&nbsp;curled&nbsp;up&nbsp;there&nbsp;without&nbsp;eating,&nbsp;drinking&nbsp;or&nbsp;breathing.&nbsp;Once&nbsp;he&nbsp;breathed,&nbsp;there&nbsp;would&nbsp;appear&nbsp;the&nbsp;fierce&nbsp;wind&nbsp;and&nbsp;torrential&nbsp;rain;&nbsp;once&nbsp;he&nbsp;blew,&nbsp;there&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;winter&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;second&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;sky&nbsp;filled&nbsp;with&nbsp;black&nbsp;clouds&nbsp;and&nbsp;heavy&nbsp;snow&nbsp;storms;&nbsp;once&nbsp;he&nbsp;sniffed,&nbsp;there&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;midsummer&nbsp;in&nbsp;no&nbsp;time&nbsp;with&nbsp;scorching&nbsp;sun&nbsp;that&nbsp;could&nbsp;even&nbsp;melt&nbsp;the&nbsp;stones.<\/p>\n<p>  \tThe&nbsp;red&nbsp;and&nbsp;long&nbsp;body&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;mountain&nbsp;god&nbsp;could&nbsp;shine&nbsp;divinely,&nbsp;and&nbsp;even&nbsp;the&nbsp;dark&nbsp;and&nbsp;deep&nbsp;underground&nbsp;was&nbsp;brightened.&nbsp;He&nbsp;often&nbsp;held&nbsp;in&nbsp;mouth&nbsp;a&nbsp;candle&nbsp;lightening&nbsp;the&nbsp;dark&nbsp;gate&nbsp;of&nbsp;heaven&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;north,&nbsp;thus&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;called&nbsp;&quot;Candle&nbsp;Dragon&quot;&nbsp;or&nbsp;&quot;Candle&nbsp;Yin&quot;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-2388510649\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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