EPISODE · Oct 3, 2025 · 18 MIN
Xinjiang Series | Professor Zhang: "Loong" is not to be interpreted as a "dragon"
from Chinese Folk Tales
Prof. Zhang Juwen argues that translating "龙" as "dragon" perpetuates colonial discourse. The Chinese loong embodies benevolence, ethics, and hope, fundamentally different from the Western concept. True cross-cultural exchange requires a firm challenge to entrenched stereotypes.
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