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The nine sons of the dragon is a traditional name for a set of mythological creatures whose imagery is used in certain types of decorations. The concept was first mentioned by Lu Rong in the Ming Dynasty, although similar set of creatures (not necessarily nine) is recorded even earlier.
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.
A Han-dynasty pottery tile emblematically representing the five cardinal directions. Chinese astrology – Astrology based on Chinese astronomy; Chinese constellations – Groupings used in Chinese astrology; Color in Chinese culture; Four Holy Beasts – Four sacred animals in Chinese mythology; Four Living Creatures – Class of heavenly beings
Feng (mythology), an edible monster that resembles a two-eyed lump of meat and magically grows back as fast as it is eaten. Fenghuang, Chinese phoenix; Fenghuang. Feilian, god of the wind who is a winged dragon with the head of a deer and tail of a snake. Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology ...
Dragons of the Five Regions/Directions existed in Chinese custom, [12] established by the Former Han period (Cf. §Origins below) [12] The same concept couched in "dragon king" (longwang) terminology was centuries later, [13] the term "dragon king" being imported from India (Sanskrit naga-raja), [14] vis Buddhism, [8] introduced in the 1st ...
The Wǔfāng Shàngdì (五方上帝 "Five Regions' Highest Deities" or "Highest Deities of the Five Regions" [note 1]), or simply Wǔdì (五帝 "Five Deities") or Wǔshén (五神 "Five Gods") [3] are, in Chinese canonical texts and common Chinese religion, the fivefold manifestation of the supreme God of Heaven (天 Tiān, or equivalently 上帝 Shàngdì).
One of the most famous dragons in Chinese mythology is Yinglong, the god of rain. Many people in different places pray to Yinglong to receive rain. Chinese people use the term 龍的傳人 ("Descendants of the Dragon") as a sign of their ethnic identity. Shenlong is a master of storms and bringer of rain.
Yan Huang Zisun (Chinese: 炎黃子孫; lit. 'Descendants of Yan[di] and Huang[di]'), or descendants of Yan and Yellow Emperors, [1] is a term that represents the Chinese people and refers to an ethnocultural identity based on a common ancestry associated with a mythological origin. [2] [3]