Welcome back to the world of dragons! this week we're headed to East Asian mythology to learn about Longs, the metabolism of the Uwabami, and what happens when you grant a pseudo-dragon's wishes!

References

Chinese Long

Dikötter, Frank (10 November 1997). The Construction of Racial Identities in China and Japan. C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd. pp. 76–77. ISBN 978-1850652878.

Tom, K. S. (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends, and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0824812859.

"Dinosaur bones 'used as medicine'". BBC News. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-07-06.

http://blog.tutorming.com/expats/chinese-dragon-western-difference-lucky

Korean Long and Imugi

'Korean Water and Mountain Spirits', in: Ingersoll, Ernest, et al., (2013). The Illustrated Book of Dragons and Dragon Lore. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN B00D959PJ0

Japanese Long

Heinrich, Amy Vladeck. 1997. Currents in Japanese Culture: Translations and Transformations. Columbia University Press.

Smith, G. Elliot. 1919. The Evolution of the Dragon. Longmans, Green & Co.

de Visser, Marinus Willern (1913), The Dragon in China and Japan, J. Müller, archived from the original on 2008-10-26.

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/dragon.shtml#tale-of-hoori

Uwabami and Yamata-no-orochi

http://www.blackdrago.com/fame/yamata.htm

http://www.blackdrago.com/species/uwabami.htm

Vietnamese Long

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_dragon

https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/dragons-creatures-of-power/natural-history-of-dragons

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