Tribute to the Year of the Dragon
[English Edition, December 2024]
Editorial Director: Lynn Sun
Curator: Feifei, Yulei, Kane, Ruxuan
Translator (in order of works first): Heather Wang, Wang Xin, Deng Weitian, Lena Shiting Lu, Xueting C. Ni, Asteria Lan, Xie Tianhai
Translation Editor: Xuan, Ruxuan
Copywriter: Xuan, Ruxuan
Layout Design: Ruxuan
The development of the Timeline Customisation Machine led to the tampering of history. After a failure to contain and abandon this technology, humans have entered a situation where they would require this same technology to undo consequences that have already been caused by the misuse of this machine.
The Argentine ants and Pheidole ants are closely related species. However, they cannot co-exist and will battle against each other until the other species is wiped out. Unknown to the public, the emergence of a supervirus broke the reproductive isolation between species, bringing new tragedies and miracles to the world.
During the search for the aurora, a truck driver met with a Chinese fengshui master, engaged in a dialogue of a physicist’s prediction of a “Mini Ice Age,” the three seemingly irrelevant group come together in a collaboration to complete the Light Dragon Plan, saving the world from climate change.
Wen Yiduo, a renowned Chinese patriot poet and scholar, did not believe in the existence of dragons. He repeatedly encountered strange events prior to a speech he was due to give. As it turns out, the instigators were from the future, hoping to change historical perceptions of dragons by influencing Wen Yiduo’s thoughts.
Mona Lisa’s smile is a successful meme, for centuries it has been passed down through generations of humans, being replicated and modified without signs of decline. Now, how have we done that with dragons? Follow the chief scientist in tracing back the origin of the Loong meme and how it can be utilised… as the Anstra race plans to slowly infiltrate the humans.
This fascinating “scientific” article meticulously showcases the existence and evolution of Chinese dragons throughout history. Through the dramatic depiction in the Encyclopaedia of Magical Creatures, it is undeniable that dragons—in ancient China as well as in the real world—do exist, or have at least existed!
A comparison of dragons in Chinese and Western cultures, as well as the dragon images in the popular culture of different countries, explores the significance of dragons in popular culture.
According to historical documents, the “Zhulong” (Torch Dragon) could refer to the “Aurora Borealis.”
