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Dragon and Pheonix: Worship and Yin-Yang in Prehistoric Mythology
The Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley presents a discussion of to origins of Yin and Yang. In Chinese with translation.
When:
May 1, 2013 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Where
Speaker: Chen Wangheng, Philosophy Department, Wuhan University
Both Long (dragon) and Feng (phoenix) are imaginary beings whose images vary at different times. After a long period of change, their forms as we know them today were shaped during the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). This talk will explore the origins of the Yin and Yang, and prehistoric Long and Feng worship.
In Chinese with translation.
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