Chinese Folk Culture
Thoughts On A Popular Idiom Dragon Soaring and Tiger Leaping
Huimin Qi

The  lecture is in  English

Long teng hu yue （龙腾虎跃）is a Chinese idiom. Its literal translation is “dragon soaring and tiger leaping”. Why is this an idiom that Chinese people like so much, and what does it have to do with the daily life of Chinese people? The dragon and the tiger both have a very deep meaning within Chinese culture. This lecture will explain the meaning of the idiom in Chinese life through Chinese folklore cultures. Continue reading Chinese Folk Culture →