| The Sleeping Dragon: Shanghai's urban Myth. | | | | situation. Until one day a monk came to the site, and |
| One of the better urban myth of Shanghai is that is a | | | | proclaimed"a slumping dragon has awoken due to your |
| slumbering Dragon still sleeps in Shanghai. The story is | | | | building and won't let you continue, you must first |
| best told with a glass of bai jui, a roaring fire and a | | | | please him before you continue." |
| gathering of friends. So pop to the shops, get cozy | | | | How can you please an ancient, sleeping dragon; they |
| and gather round and I will tell you the story of the | | | | wondered. The monk told them to erect a pillar |
| Shanghai Dragon. | | | | dedicated to the ancient dragon. Only then will the |
| In the 90's when workers were building the downtown | | | | Dragon be truly contented and allow you to continue |
| intersection, they came upon a site that would not | | | | your work. Once the pillar was build, the worker found |
| crumble. No matter how hard they hit, smashed or | | | | the ground easy to break and work progress quickly |
| drilled they couldn't move the earth for the intersection | | | | to finish the intersection. People say that if you go and |
| to be build. | | | | listen by the pillar you can feel the presents of the |
| Scientists and construction experts all came to the site | | | | slumping dragon. |
| and could not explain why the work could not | | | | Is this legend real? |
| progress. Everyone was completely baffled by the | | | | |