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 Dragon Articles
The Chinese dragon, generally depicted as a four-legged animal with a scaled, snakelike body, horns, claws, and large, demonic eyes, the Chinese dragon or 'lung' was considered the king of animals, and the dragon image was appropriated by Chinese emperors as a sacred symbol of imperial power.
Dragons lay an egg at a time and it takes 1,000 years to hatch and another 1,500 years for the dragon to be full-grown.
According to ancient texts the dragon was a creature with a pair of antlers like the one of a deer, a camel head, the eyes of a hare, and the neck of a serpent.
www.cdot.org /history/dragon_articles.htm   (4817 words)

  
 Asian Dragon Figurines
Asian dragons have been described as having a body of a snake; the scales and tail of a fish; the face of a camel; the antlers of a stag; and two pairs of eagle talons; ears of a bull; feet of a tiger and the eyes of a demon.
The dragon was considered to be the sign of the Emperor and it was a capital offense for commoners to wear clothes with a dragon symbol.
Figures of dragons command respect, and it is taboo to disfigure a depiction of a dragon.
www.dragons4yourhome.com /site/1304795/page/579211   (657 words)

  
 Chinese Dragon History In Oriental Dragons at lair2000
The Black Dragon Pool Chapel, near Peking, was reserved for the Empress and her court.
Dragon shrines and altars can still be seen in many parts of the Far East.
Dragons are so wise that they have been royal advisors.
www.lair2000.net /Chinese_Dragons/Dragon_History/history.html   (402 words)

  
 Throne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The thrones for The Queen of Canada, and the Duke of Edinburgh (back) in the Canadian Senate, Ottawa are usually occupied by the Governor General and his/her spouse at the annual State Opening of Parliament.
The throne of the Emperor of China, from the 'Middle Kingdom', was seen as the center of the Forbidden City which was the centre of the world; the series of gates and passages a visitor needed to pass before reaching the emperor was intended to awe.
the Saridhaleys 'ivory throne' and the sighsana 'lion throne' of the Maldives sultanate
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 Chinese Dragons
The Dragon is the ultimate representation of the forces of Mother Nature, the greatest divine force on Earth.
The Chinese dragon is as a symbol of auspicious power in Chinese folklore and art, it is the embodiment of the concept of yang [male] and associated with the weather and water as the bringer of rain.
Chinese dragons are believed to be the rulers of moving bodies of water, such as waterfalls, rivers, or seas.
www.crystalinks.com /chinadragons.html   (2532 words)

  
 Compassionate Dragon Healing: Chinese Astrology: The Dragon
The Dragon is one of the four celestial animals representing the compas directions in Feng Shui, representing the East and China itself.
The Dragon is often drawn to the theatre or other performing arts, or professions which are larger than life and include an admiring audience.
The Dragon is flamboyant, and exuberant, and often a risk taker or gambler.
www.compassionatedragon.com /astrodragon.html   (595 words)

  
 Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs for Windows - MobyGames
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliff is a realtime strategy game set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.
Dragon Throne follows the gameplay template set out by realtime strategy standards like the Age of Empires series.
Dragon Throne is the sequel to 2001's Three Kingdoms: Fate of the Dragon.
www.mobygames.com /game/windows/dragon-throne-battle-of-red-cliffs   (269 words)

  
 Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs for PC Review - PC Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs Review
Dragon Throne is a decent enough game, but there are better real-time strategy games that you can spend your time and money on.
Dragon Throne takes place in the ancient China made famous by Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a historical novel that chronicles the battle for control of China between three of its most powerful warlords: Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Cao Cao.
Dragon Throne uses the same game engine and graphics as the previous game--you'd probably have trouble telling the two games apart at a glance.
www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/dragonthronebattleofrc/review.html   (844 words)

  
 Game Over Online Magazine - Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs
Dragon Throne chronicles the rising success of the Shu kingdom with the story of Liu Bei and his cohorts.
Finally, Dragon Throne's scale may be huge but the armies often attack in a mob like fashion with no ability to maintain formations like in Age of Empires.
Dragon Throne, like Strategy First's Kohan, brings to the RTS genre new wrinkles and wraps it around a new set of fiction altogether.
www.game-over.net /reviews.php?id=718   (2013 words)

  
 Chinese dragon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chinese dragon, or Lóng (also spelled Loong,Long or Lung) in Chinese, is a mythical Chinese creature that also appears in other East Asian cultures, and is also sometimes called the Oriental (or Eastern) dragon in the West.
There is no consensus on the origin of the Chinese dragon, but many scholars agree that it came from totems of different tribes in China.
Chinese dragons are occasionally depicted with bat-like wings growing out of the front limbs, but most do not have wings, though oddly enough, they are still capable of taking flight.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_dragon   (3103 words)

  
 The Serene Dragon : Chinese / Oriental / Eastern Dragons: General Information
Worship of dragons was held at various temples and pagodas dedicated to the dragons.
The I Ching uses dragons alot in its fortune telling (calling dragons the bringer of thunderstorms), and some say that the Lung's origins are in the oracle bones of Shang and I-Ching.
Dragon herbs thought to be associated with dragon's odor and increase vitality.
www.theserenedragon.net /Tales/china-general.html   (2081 words)

  
 Shadowfist Throne War Expansion Information
Throne War is a booster-only expansion set released by Z-Man Games in August 2000 along with Year of the Dragon.
The Hand reinforcements have not appeared (they were to come through the gate in Nine Dragon Temple, which was destroyed by the Thing in the Year of the Dragon story), so the Lotus defeat the Hand and maintain control of the Chinese empire.
According to the Daedalus storyline planned for Throne War, Kar Fai was to play a large role for the Dragons, trying to organize a mini-faction called the Seven Masters (the Taoists) to help their efforts in the AD69 juncture.
netherworld.chimpshack.org /sf_sets_tw.html   (1938 words)

  
 Dragon Housewares at Dragons Fire Online Shop
Dragon Toothbrush or Pen Holder - the dragon again seated to the front with wings extending back, there is a bit of knotwork on the actual pencil holder.
The beautiful castle doors set at the back of the rack is flanked by stunningly created dragons with their wings stretched out to fill the side of the rack in an artistic but menacing way.
Dragon Rectangular Mirror - This mirror, while having no candle holder, is a great traditional rectangle shape with an unusual twist of having a dragon claiming it as his own.
www.dragonsfire.co.uk /houseware.htm   (914 words)

  
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Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs is made by the developers of Fate of the Dragon, which came out in spring 2001.
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs improves the graphics of Fate of the Dragon; offers some new gameplay options; improves the AI, which makes it a real challenge to win; and makes other small adjustments.
However, Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs does not correct what many players of Fate of the Dragon had asked for: the ability to place military units in historic combat formations.
www.wargamer.com /reviews/dragonthrone_preview/page3.asp   (725 words)

  
 Dragon Throne: The Battle of Red Cliffs Review - Page 1 - The Gamers Temple
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs is a real-time strategy game that is set during China's Three Kingdoms period in the third century AD; specifically the fifteen year period which includes the famous Battle of Red Cliffs.
Aside from its unusual setting, Dragon Throne sets itself apart from other RTS titles in a number of ways.
Production can be bolstered by the military, as these units can be temporarily assigned to resource gathering between battles, but it will take a while to build that army in the first place and using them to gather resources adds an extra dimension of micromanagement to the game.
www.gamerstemple.com /games/000260/000260r01.asp   (876 words)

  
 UGO.com Games - Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs
What we have also tried to achieve in Dragon Throne are well-designed story-like missions to attract the player to keep on playing the game.
OS: Dragon throne is not a regular RTS game in the sense of a war between "humans and beasts".
OS: Yes, you will find a battle in Dragon Throne is not only a "tank-rush" as RPG elements are very important in the game.
www.ugo.com /channels/games/features/dragonthrone/interview.asp   (1186 words)

  
 Blue's News: Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs Gold
Dragon Throne brings new elements to the strategy game genre and its rich history will appeal to gamers all over the world,” says Steven Milburn, Director of Marketing for Strategy First.
From the same talented team behind Fate of the Dragon, comes this great-scaled RTS that depicts the turbulent and chaotic time in Chinese history.
Object Software specializes in PC games set in ancient Chinese historical contexts and is best known for “Fate of the Dragon,” a real time strategy game set in the famous Three Kingdoms Period of China’s history about 1800 years ago, which was released around the world by Eidos in March 2001.
www.bluesnews.com /cgi-bin/articles.pl?show=330   (384 words)

  
 News: Dragon Throne: first look
Dragon Throne: Battle Of Red Cliffs whisks players back in time to the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, and focuses on, not surprisingly, the Battle Of Red Cliffs.
Along with its RTS elements, Dragon Throne will also feature management factors, a tech tree and over 40 skills for warriors.
Currently Dragon Throne: Battle Of Red Cliffs is only scheduled for release in the US.
www.computerandvideogames.com /stories/pc/dragon_throne_first_look.html   (366 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Preview: Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs (PC)
While it was a fairly standard RTS at heart, it offered some unusual features, like an emphasis on supply and a clear division of city building and territorial battle, with separate maps to help you track each aspect of the game.
Dragon Throne uses the same game engine but promises to further refine existing features while adding plenty of new missions.
Dragon Throne will follow the standard RTS formula of harvest, build, and conquer, yet with many interesting-looking twists.
www.gamespy.com /previews/march02/dragonthrone   (508 words)

  
 RPGnet: Review of Gargantuan Black Dragon
The fl dragon is the ill-tempered master of the swamp and watery caverns.
Basically the fl dragon is only there to be beaten on, not controlled by an artifact or other measure (what I envisioned).
The dragon can be activated up to six times, until it is damaged heavily (losing an activation per hundred total points of damage).
www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/12/12395.phtml   (742 words)

  
 Mainland China’s Object Software talks with GameZone about its latest title, Dragon Throne - PC News
Now Object Software is releasing, through Strategy First, Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs – a game which combines RTS and role-playing elements, and which can be viewed as the successor to Fate of the Dragon.
Zhang: “We started developing Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs in February 2001, right after we completed the English version of Fate of the Dragon to which Dragon Throne is a follow-up version.
Fate of the Dragon was very successful in China and we got some very good reviews in the UK and France but we did get some feedback from forums and our customers (Fate was released in December 2000 in mainland China).
www.gamezone.com /news/03_19_02_10_44AM.htm   (1492 words)

  
 Dragon Throne - Books - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
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 LADYDRAGON.COM - Dragon Throne: The Battle of Red Cliffs
Dragon Throne: The Battle of Red Cliffs, a real-time strategy game from Object Software, the developers of Fate of the Dragon is coming to North America in early Q2 2002.
Taken from the original storyline of Fate of the Dragon, Dragon Throne focuses on one of the most significant battles in the history of the Three Kingdoms - the Battle of Red Cliffs.
Based in a turbulent and chaotic era, this real-time strategy game follows the collapse of the Chinese Empire - at the end of the Han Dynasty where war and opposition divided China into three kingdoms - Shu, Wei and Wu, led by the warlords Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Quan.
www.ladydragon.com /a-2dragonthrone.html   (154 words)

  
 Gameplanet - Previews - Dragon Throne: Battle for Red Cliffs
This game has been developed by a Chinese company called Object Software and published by Strategy First, and it is a Real Time Strategy game based on the feudal dynasties of China.
Overall this game looks to be an interesting addition to the Strategy First stable, and one of the few world wide released games out of China.
Dragon Throne: Battle for Red Cliffs is due for release this month in New Zealand.
www.gameplanet.co.nz /mag.dyn/Previews/3891.html   (484 words)

  
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Like most real-time strategy games, resource management and production are key elements in Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs.
Mounted soldiers also gain an advantage in combat in that sometimes their horses take the hits meant for them.
The interface of Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs makes it easy for gamers to manage the home front and direct their troops at the front.
www.wargamer.com /reviews/dragonthrone_preview/page2.asp   (731 words)

  
 History of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On June 18, 618, Gaozu (唐高祖) took the throne, and the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) was established, opening a new age of prosperity and innovations in arts and technology.
Buddhism, which had gradually been established in China from the first century, became the predominant religion and was adopted by the royal family and many of the common people.
It was this same bureaucracy that later prevented the Ming government from being able to adapt to changes in society, and eventually led to its decline.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_China   (5994 words)

  
 Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs - PC Games Directory (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs - PC Games Directory (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)
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Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern - You take the role of D'kor, a novice Dragonrider known as a Weyrling.
www.pcgamesdir.com.cob-web.org:8888 /dragonethrone.html   (214 words)

  
 LeetForum.com - Dragon Throne Q&A
GameZone gets personal with Object Software this morning, getting their candid and provocative views on love, relationships and their real-time Chinese flavored strategy game, Dragon Throne.
Specifically, they chat it up with Persy Zhang, executive director at Object Software about this wonderful game set during China's turbulent 14th century when the country found itself divided into 3 different kingdoms.
Zhang: “There are lots of important elements that need to be considered to develop a RTS game, but to make a successful RTS game you have to focus on one-to-two aspects and make them outstanding.
www.theforumz.com /forumz/showthread.php?t=6313   (403 words)

  
 IGN: Dragon Throne Ships
The follow up to Fate of Dragon will soon be on store shelves.
This particular expansion, Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs, gives players access to three new campaigns set in the Three Kingdoms era.
Most recent contributions for Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs:
pc.ign.com /articles/356/356183p1.html   (240 words)

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