Ancient Myths and Otherworlds · Zhulong, the Torch Dragon

Zhulong Between Night and Day

A red dragon spans the horizon above a quiet town. Around its half-open eye, daylight and darkness meet.

The Town Below the Eye

The dragon’s closed eye forms a hollow, with a town along its lower lid.

Night outside the eye; dawn within.

One wall of the gorge is bright, the other dark; the steps break off between them.

Dawn gathers in the pupil while the scales outside merge with dark hills.