Submerged dragon
Item
Title
Submerged dragon
Description
Lantern (2020), Xingzhe, Xiaoyao.
Source
Abstract
As they drank, the weather grew dark with clouds threatening rain. The attendants pointed out a dragon cloud hanging in the sky, and host and guest leaned over the rail looking at it. Cao Cao said “Do you know all the changes of dragons?” “Not really,” said Liu Bei. Cao Cao said “Dragons can be large or small, they can rise up or hide themselves. When large they excite the clouds and spit out mist, when small they obscure their glory and hide their shape. Rising, they fly upward into the cosmos; hiding, they sink deep and lurk beneath the waves. Here we are in mind-spring, and this is the time the dragon chooses for his transformations—just like a man who gains his will and sweeps over the whole world. A dragon’s way of being can be compared to the hero of the time. You, Liu Bei, have wide experience: you must know who the heroes of the time are. Why don’t you tell me?” San Guo Yan Yi, chapter 21.
Creator
Language
English
Date
volume
17
issue
3
page start
48
page end
51
Alternative Title
Lantern
issn
1449-2717