Jing’an. Since they had no better ideas, the local
government asked the old monk if he could help.
So the monk went off and recited numerous
incantations and so forth, and came back with the
answer that if the dragon was honored in some
way, he would move his tail. So it was agreed that
a pillar would be erected in honor of the dragon,
and when work recommenced, sure enough, the
drillers were able to get through the rock. It is in
this area that we are now standing that the locals
claim the dragon moved his tail to.’
We’ve all driven past that pillar at some stage,
the silver one emblazoned with dragons, and
wondered why it’s there amidst the concrete of
Yan’an expressway. Well, now you know. This is
just one of several examples we were given of
how old superstitions have shaped the modern
architecture of Shanghai. ‘But that’s only half the
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