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A Red Dragon, yn Ddraig goch, endures as the National Symbol of Wales.
Traditions China has enjoyed the rarities and exquisite mysteries of perfumery for thousands of years. A wide span of materia medica, intensely sensitive healing practices and a mystic approach toward the culinary arts have all been factors in the development of a particular fragrance appreciation.
Legendary among the perfumes and aromatic resins of Taoist China, "Thousand Flowers" and similar exotic compounds have intrigued and intoxicated Western palates. Essential oils drawn from unusual white flowers, rare mosses and indigenous botanicals were said to lure dragons of cosmic energy and phoenix birds of immortality.
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