Wise, lucky, terrifying: The surprising 4,000-year history of dragons Getty Images An illuminated red-and-golden dragon at a festival in China From dragon-like animals to Chinese tornados and quaint English villages, here are the real-life traces of an ancient myth. And Chinese dragons are also different to the regal Sumerian "ušum-gal", a mythical, lion-jawed, snake-bodied creature from the ancient Middle East. …
