1. Dragons in China Grant and Erik Rauterkus looked for many examples of Dragons in China.

4. Jade Factory, Beijing

5. Cloisonne Factory, Beijing

17. Forbidden City, Beijing Marble carving of dragons. They had to slide this piece of marble on ice to get it all the way to Beijing.

18. Temple of Heaven, Beijing

31. Emperor’s clothes

37. Emperor’s pouch for bow and arrows

39. Winter Palace, Xi’an

40. Shopping in Xi’an

45. Store in Xi’an. These are kites.

46. Xi’an Many cities and temples have bell towers and drum towers. They mark the time of the day.Dragons in part of the roof.

53. The phoenix is an imaginary bird and is the symbol of women in China.

54. This is a turtle with a dragon’s head. The turtle is the symbol of long life and the dragon is the symbol of power. The emperor wanted both.

55. Turtle with the dragon head at Ming Tombs. It was good luck to rub his nose.

56. Turtle’s “feet”

58. Mythical beasts guarding Ming Tombs

63. The girl. The baby is under her foot.

64. The boy. See the ball under his foot?