Wedding cakes are called “dragon-phœnix cakes.”
The published list of Master of Arts graduates was known as the “Dragon-Tiger Register.”
A large number of cities, prefectures, rivers, and mountains have the character “dragon” incorporated into their names. One of the largest rivers of Manchuria and one of its three provinces are named Hei Lung Kiang (Black Dragon River), because it is related that a large black dragon once made its appearance in its waters.
One of the most famous mountains of the province of Kiangsi is known as the “Dragon-Tiger Mountain.” [[59]]
A Dragon Column
This remarkable monolith stands near the entrance to the famous Ming Tombs, thirty miles north of Peking. A huge dragon, surrounded by clouds, wraps itself closely about the tall shaft. There are two of these columns at the Ming Tombs, one on either side of the Spirit Road. The five-clawed dragons symbolize the imperial nature of the extensive cemetery, where are buried thirteen emperors, each in his massive mausoleum.
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The Gateway to the Dragon Well