Fantastic dragon palaces and powerful dragons surrounded by thunder and lightning:these have been the traditional images of dragons among the Chinese people who believedthat the Dragon Kings controlled the waters of lakes and rivers and could createfloods or droughts. For thousands of years Chinese people have formed myths aboutdragons and have given these imaginary creatures god-like powers of glamour andstrength. In this book, however, we see that even the wise and courteous Dragon Kingscan sometimes be foolish and bad-tempered, which is a reflection of the good and badqualities of human nature.Although he has to face these mighty dragons, the hero Liu Yi behaves bravely andproperly to deliver the letter of the lost Princess to her Dragon King father. Liu Yi showsthe traditional Chinese values of loyalty and faithfulness to keep promises, especiallywhen these are given to ladies. This can be compared to stories of medieval Chivalry inthe West where knights were honour bound to rescue beautiful ladies in great trouble.