Trono del Dragone: differenze tra le versioni

Il dragone era il [[simbolo]] principale, recato nello stendardo e in altre [[regalie|insegne]] imperiali, includendo il trono.<ref>{{Cita pubblicazione |url = http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9800E7D71439E43BBC4E53DFB266838E669FDE |titolo = A Chineze Puzzle |giornale = [[The New York Times]] |data = 6 aprile 1875 |accesso = 27 febbraio 2016}}</ref> Il drago, che si riteneva avesse il potere di rendersi invisibile e apparire ogni qual volta, descriveva perfettamente, come [[factotum]], gli incarichi e la Virtù che erano considerate come delle prerogative dell'imperatore cinese. <!--The dragon was the crest on royal monuments. The dragon was displayed on the Emperor's robes. The Grand Chair of State was called the "Dragon Throne."--> Per questo la Grande Cattedra di Stato fu denominata il "Trono del Dragone".<ref>{{Cita libro |lingua = en |cognome = Ricalton |nome = James |anno = 1901 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=IU0tKazQ5XIC&pg=PA103&vq=Dragon+Throne&source=gbs_search_r&cad=1_1 |titolo = China Through the Stereoscope: A Journey Through the Dragon Empire at the Time of the Boxer Uprising |pagina = 103 |accesso = 27 febbraio 2016}}</ref>

 

 

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