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Hong (rainbow-dragon)

Hong (rainbow-dragon)
Hong (rainbow-dragon)

Hong or jiang (Chinese: 虹; pinyin: hóng or jiàng; Wade–Giles: hung or chiang; lit. 'rainbow') is a Chinese dragon with two heads on each end in Chinese mythology, comparable with Rainbow Serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies.

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Gunpowder weapons in the Song dynasty.

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