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The JournalNotes from 5,500 years back — and from the studio
Close studies of the artifacts. Field notes from the kiln. The long story behind a short line of vessels.
The Origin of the Loong — Where China's Dragon Began
From a twenty-metre stone dragon eight thousand years ago to the C-shaped jade loong of Hongshan: the archaeology behind our name, with sources. Why the first dragon was not discovered — it was excavated.
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