The Fox That Fell In Love With The Dragon

Things To Know About In The Story

•Hulijing is a fox spirit who are seen as either good or bad. They can take on human form, have powers, and are immortals.

•Chinese Dragons are snake like with four legs. They are able to control water, rainfall, typhoons and floods. They are a symbol of power, strength and are seen as good luck.

•Tigers are seen as a symbol of bravery happiness and power. They are known to drive away the bad spirits.

•Wolf is a symbol of guardianship, ritual, loyalty, and spirit. Wolf has the ability to make quick and firm emotional attachments, and often need to trust their own instincts. Thus they teach us to do the same, to trust our hearts and minds, and have control over our own lives.  

•Hanfu - is a term associated with the Hanfu movement used to refer to the historical traditional dress sensibilities of the Han Chinese. Traditional Han clothing comprises all traditional clothing classifications of the Han Chinese with a recorded history of more than three millennia until the end of the Ming Dynasty. They were normally made from silk.

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Chongqing, China

• Speaks Southwest Mandarin

Bridges/Rivers

• Yongtze River

   • Shinbanpo Yongtze River Bridge (Built in 1977)

• JiaLing River

  •Niujiaotao JiaLing River Bridge (Built in 1958)

Foods

• Chongqing HotPot

• Chongqing Noodles

• Jiangtuan Fish

• Pork Leg cooked with rock candy

• Quanshi Chicken (Spring Water Chicken)

• Qianzhang (Skimmed Soy Bean Cream)

• Xian Mian (Little Noodles)

There is a Buddhist Temple in Jiulongpo (western part of Chongqing).

Fengdu Ghost City

•A large complex of shrines, temples, and monasteries dedicated to the after life. Located on the Ming Mountain in Fengdu County, Chongqing.

• 170 ki (110 mi) downstream from Chongqing.

Religions

• Chinese Folk Religions

• Taoist Tradition

• Chinese Buddhism

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Ciqikou (Old Town) (Porcelain Village)

• Is in the Shapingba District

• On the west bank of JiaLing River

• Covers 1.18 km (0.46 sq mi) (291.6 acres)

• Three Mountains

   • Mount. Jingbi

    • Mount. Fenghuang

   • Mount. Ma'an

There is a 1,500 year old Buddhist Temple against a mountain in the middle of town.

The town was built around the time of Emperor ZhenZong of Song. Ruled during the Song Dynasty (r. 997-1022).

Food

• Spicy HotPot

• Jianyan Peanut

• Maoxuewang

• Qianzhangpi

• Douban Fish

Is 3 and half hours away from Shunan Bamboo Forest.

Is 1 hour and 50 mins away from Downtown Chongqing (9 Miles).

Can be traced back more than 1,700 years.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasty (1368-1911) it was known for porcelain.

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Shunan Bamboo Forest/Sea

• Is the oldest and largest bamboo forest in China

• Covers 120 sq mi

• Natural Bamboo

• Limpid Lake

• Winding Paths

• Streams and Waterfalls

• Changing County, Yibin City, Sichuan, China

• South Sichuan

• Hot springs

Wangyou Valley (Valley of forgetting worries)

• 2.5 km Journey

Guanyun Pavilion

• Able to see above the clouds

Sea in the Sea

• Artificial Lake

• Covers 60 mu.

Xianyu Cave

•Once known as the Pearl in Bamboo Forest

• Was once used for Taoist and Buddhism

• No Longer in use

Rainbow Waterfall

• Drops 200 meters

Qinglong Lake

• 3 sq km

• Largest lake in the forest