Yinglong (應龍)

Yinglong(應龍)

Alternative Names(異名):
應龍, 应龙, Yinglong


Yinglong (traditional Chinese: 應龍; simplified Chinese: 应龙) was a dragon believed to be a powerful servant of Huang Di (黃帝), the yellow emperor, who was later immortalized as a dragon. One legend states that Yinglong helped a man named Yu (禹) stop the Yellow River from flooding by digging long channels with his tail .


Links

http://www.thegreattao.com/html/introfounderyelemp.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology



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