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  the origin The idea of the dragon arose from snake fertility worship. The story of Eve and the serpent showed that (a) Eve, the mother figure of the Hebrew tribe, could talk to the snake, meaning that the tribe had an affinity to the snake (b) The serpent taught Eve and Adam to have [...]

Deep in the heart of historic New England lies one of the finer collections of Chinese art found outside of major city anywhere in the world. At its height in the first half of the 1800s, Salem was one of the United States’ richest cities, a major port that was a hub of China trade.