Chinese Dragons Explained — Made of Rain, Not Fire

No dragon in the old Chinese texts breathes fire. They are made of rain. Every claim in this video is anchored to a named text. Sources are on screen as they come up and listed below. CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open 0:49 The Definition 1:46 The Four Kinds 2:48 The Three Oldest 4:59 The Six Dragons of the Book of Changes 5:44 The Dragon Kings 7:29 The Nine Sons 8:30 The Readings 9:00 Close SOURCES · Shuowen jiezi (c. 100 CE) · Guangya (3rd c.) · Shuyi ji (Ren Fang, c. 500) · Shanhai jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas) · Yijing, hexagram Qian · Journey to the West ch. 3, 9–10 (1592) · Ming lists of the nine sons (Li Dongyang; Yang Shen) Series playlist: Myths Explained Illustrations and narration for this video are AI-assisted; the research, script and edit are not. #mythology #chinesedragon