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Ancient seal script for qiu 虯 "a dragon" Qiulong (simplified Chinese: 虬龙; traditional Chinese: 虯龍; pinyin: qíulóng; Wade–Giles: ch'iu-lung; lit. ' curling dragon ') or qiu was a Chinese dragon that is contradictorily defined as "horned dragon" and "hornless dragon".
Lóng (Lung 2 in Wade-Giles romanization.) The Chinese dragon, is a creature in Chinese mythology and is sometimes called the Oriental (or Eastern) dragon. Depicted as a long, snake-like creature with four legs, it has long been a potent symbol of auspicious power in Chinese folklore and art. This type of dragon, however, is sometimes depicted ...
The Chinese dragon or loong [1] is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture generally. Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms, such as turtles and fish, but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs.
In Chinese mythology, the Fuzanglong [1] (simplified Chinese: 伏藏龙; traditional Chinese: 伏藏龍; pinyin: Fúzánglóng; Wade–Giles: Fu-ts'ang-Lung) is the Chinese dragon of hidden treasures [2] and an underworld dragon which guards buried treasure, both natural and man-made.
Dragon bones have been prescribed in Chinese medicine since at least the Shennong Bencaojing, composed circa 100 AD. [9] There is historical discussion regarding the origin of long gu recorded in the Bencao Gangmu , which compiles a wide variety of Chinese medical sources.
Qian 乾 "The Creative", Yijing Commentaries on these explain: Because the holy man is clear as to the end and the beginning, as to the way in which each of the six stages completes itself in its own time, he mounts on them toward heaven as though on six dragons. 大明終始，六位時成。時乘六龍以御天 — Commentary on the Decision (彖傳) 'Flying dragon in the heavens.' This ...
The Trần dragon, wood carving of Phổ Minh Temple, Nam Định province. The Trần dynasty dragon was similar to that of the Lý dynasty but looked more rugged. The Trần dragon had new details: arms and horns. Its fiery crest became shorter. Its slightly curved body became fat and smaller toward the tail.
FEILONG, call sign of China Flying Dragon Aviation; Fei lung maang jeung (飛龍猛将) or Dragons Forever, a Hong Kong action cinema; Yang Feilong (楊飛龍), a 3rd-century ruler of Chouchi; Fu Feilong (苻飛龍), a 4th-century deputy of Fu Pi; Ling Fei-long (嶺飛龍), a character in the Dragon Fist manga