Chenjia: The Black Dragon That Fell, 1944

August 1944, Chenjia village, Zhaoyuan County, on the south bank of the Songhua River. Villager Ren Dianyuan recalled it for decades: a massive black creature lying on the sand, four clawed feet sunk deep, a square head, seven or eight thick whiskers on its face, reeking of fish. Fearing it would di……