Oideyasu! Please take off your shoes.
The White Tiger of the West, represented by a street (Rte. 162) and flood control channel bordering the city on the west.
A book with fascinating details like this, plus absolutely stunning photographs, is Marc Peter Keane's Japanese Garden Design, which covers a lot more ground than you would think. You won't regret buying this book.
These are the 4 magical creatures of China that date back almost to the beginning of civilisation.
The dragon is usually referred to as the "Green dragon"--kanji for "青" means "green" in Chinese.
It is interesting that 2 of the creatures are real while 2 are mythical.
More mythical creatures can be found in "The classics of mountain and sea" (山海经）
Posted by: saffronsaris on January 20, 2006 06:12 PM
