China

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## History

China a country in East Asia, is an empire ruled by Emperor Jiaqing , but Prince Mianning, the crown prince, is taking over some of his father’s duties. The country dominates the East Asian region. In Japan, for example, there is fear of another invasion from them. Because of its enormous military capacity, China has no need of allies, but with the adoption of Laurence a quasi-alliance has been established between England and China. The capital is Beijing, the ancient capital is Xian. The imperial palace and seat of the government is located in the heart of Bejing, referred to as the Forbidden City.

Since at least 1000 BC the Chinese have bred dragons for grace and mental qualities with the Celestial and Imperial Dragons their greatest successes. Special flight skills and well-proportioned body measurements, a balanced color and shape are the primary breeding goals. With the enormous capacities of the nation, new species can be bred within 5 years without the usual breeding diseases occurring. The average Chinese dragon is the Shen-Lung bread for speed and endurance in flight.

Sir Edward Howe estimates the population at just over 10,000 dragons.

China is one of the few countries where dragons are considered equal to humans. They are actively involved in society, living in towns or villages among the humans and often working side by side with them. Smaller dragons help in villages to do all sorts of jobs, such as field work, transport, and construction. In return, they are adequately cared for and have company. The cities are developed with dragon sizes in mind so that all public buildings have large enough doors and interiors and the streets are wide enough for both dragon and human traffic.

Dragons can be convicted of crimes under Chinese law and one of the punishments is that they are shackled to prevent flight.

If a dragon is betrayed by a human, the human is handed over to him and the dragon can choose what his punishment is.
Dragons may hold titles of nobility in addition to military, political, and other titles, but these are presumably limited to species, such as imperial dragons.

### Education

Dragons attend public school alongside their human peers. After dragons compete their early schooling they then must pass exams showing that they can read and write as well as testing their flying abilities. Once they have passed their basic exams and they are 15 months old they are considered an adult and can choose a companion. Several possible companions are introduced to them so they have choices. They are not imprinted at birth the way the Europeans control their dragons. In China the relationship between the dragons and their companions is close but not as close as it would be if they imprinted.

All dragons are expected to earn a living and there are many specialized needs for them. One of the most popular is as transport where they are hung with specialized straps for humans to use to travel safely and the dragons travel a regular route. They also help out in the farming communities and with many of the construction projects around the country.

After their initial schooling they can go on to higher education which is what all Celestial and most Imperial dragons do. They usually learn multiple languages and often become artists, writers or great scholars. The rest of the dragons are allowed to pursue whatever career interest them such as merchants, traders, teachers etc.

Dragons are housed in great pavilions for many of them they are large enough for multiple dragons and their companions to live in.

Dragons learn how to navigate the country by following large white characters that are embedded in the ground and which glow at night. These characters show the route to the different towns throughout the country.

### Military

The Scarlet Dragons and the green Zhao-Lung are well suited for the military. Only women fly on the dragons, it is not a law but has become a tradition since the days of Hua Mulan. The dragons in the military can also attain ranks based on their abilities and skills. There are both battle dragons and support or supply dragons within the Chinese army. The support dragons carry the supplies and any necessary support personnel, such as cooks and doctors.

The dragons are organized by a *Jalan*, which consists of 100 dragons and each *Jalan* is organized by *Niru* which consists of 3 battle dragons and 1 support dragon.

Their air tactics have been developed for centuries and do not adhere to set formation flying, but instead are based on working as a team.

The most famous book on air combat tactics were written by the Yellow Emperor during the Han dynasty.

### Trade

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Europeans are allowed to trade only in the ports of Tiensing and Macao and some border cities.

### Foreigners

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Foreign policy has split into the liberal and moderate supporters of the opening to the West, which  Prince Mianning advocates. The radically conservative opponents of western opening, led first by Prince Yongxing and then by Lord Bayan. The radicals use assassinations, murders, massacres or slander and military intervention to prevail, nor can their activity be contained, as they are too strong, which causes the Mianning much political difficulties.

The Chinese government reserves the right to expel foreigners or to punish them under its own laws and confiscate their goods.

### Opium

Opium smuggling has become a growing problem for China. Not only do they not collect customs duties, but more and more illnesses and a reluctance to work are being observed.