Stunning views of solar eclipse visible in parts of China

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-08-11 21:46
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The solar eclipse creates leafy silhouettes against a dark red background in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province, Aug 11, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

In Ancient China, solar and lunar eclipses were attributed to a dragon or a dog that would bite and gouge a wound into everything that came too close to its path, including the sun and the moon.

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