This creature has one of its earliest depictions in carved jade pedants from the Hongshan Culture of northeastern China, which existed from around 4700 to 2900 BC. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this mythical animal, whose five-clawed variety became an exclusive imperial symbol.
ANSWER: Chinese dragon [accept lóng or loong (“LOONG”)]
[10h] This statesman had an imperial yellow flag with a dragon be made the first official flag of China. Nicknamed “the yellow Bismarck” for his diplomacy, he created the Beiyang Fleet in his 25-year term as Viceroy of Zhili.
ANSWER: Li Hongzhang [prompt on Li]
[10m] Li Hongzhang led China’s negotiations after both the Boxer Rebellion and this conflict, where the Beiyang Fleet was annihilated at the Yalu River and at Weihaiwei (“way-high-way”).
ANSWER: First Sino-Japanese War [prompt on Sino-Japanese War]
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