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2. Panlong (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Panlong (mythology) Panlong (simplified Chinese: 蟠龙; traditional Chinese: 蟠龍; pinyin: pánlóng; Wade–Giles: p'an-lung; lit. "coiled dragon") is an aquatic dragon resembling a jiaolong 蛟龍 "river dragon; crocodile" in Chinese mythology, an ancient motif in Chinese art, and a proper name. Jin dynasty jade ring with coiled-dragon design.

3. Chinese dragon - Wikipedia

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   Chinese dragon. The Chinese dragon (Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng), also loong, is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture at large. [1] Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms such as turtles and fish, but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs.

4. List of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs - Wikipedia

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   A common motif used in Chinese embroidery and in Chinaware. [12] The butterfly is a symbol of joy and summer. [12] It also implies long life, beauty and elegance. [6] Pair of butterflies. Pair of butterflies embroidered on clothing strengthens the energy of love. [6] Love, especially young love; undying bond between lovers.

5. Longmen (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Longmen. (mythology) Jumping the falls print, folio from the Fang shi mo pu (方氏墨譜). It is a Chinese symbol of an examination. In Chinese mythology, Longmen (lit. 登龍門 "Dragon Gate") is located at the top of a waterfall cascading from a legendary mountain. The legend states that while many carp swim upstream against the river's ...

6. Xiangyun (Auspicious clouds) - Wikipedia

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   Chinese character Qi (气), Spring and Autumn period The clouds physical characteristics (being wispy and vaporous in nature) were associated with the Taoist concept of qi (气; 氣), especially yuanqi, [3]: 133 and the cosmological forces at work; [1] [note 4] i.e. the yuanqi was the origins of the Heavens and Earth, and all things were created from the interaction between the yin and yang.

7. Chi (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Chi (Chinese: 螭; pinyin: chī; Wade–Giles: ch'ih) means either "a hornless dragon " or "a mountain demon" (namely, chīmèi 螭魅) in Chinese mythology. Hornless dragons were a common motif in ancient Chinese art, and the chiwen 螭吻 (lit. "hornless-dragon mouth") was an imperial roof decoration in traditional Chinese architecture.

8. Jiaolong - Wikipedia

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   Jiaolong (simplified Chinese: 蛟龙; traditional Chinese: 蛟龍; pinyin: jiāolóng; Wade–Giles: chiao-lung) or jiao (chiao, kiao) is a dragon in Chinese mythology, often defined as a "scaled dragon"; it is hornless according to certain scholars and said to be aquatic or river-dwelling. It may have referred to a species of crocodile.

9. Dilong - Wikipedia

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   Dilong 地龍 "earth dragon" is the modern Chinese term for the Mesozoic crocodilian Geosaurus (from Greek "earth lizard"). Contrast the feathered tyrannosaurid Dilong paradoxus that was named from Chinese dilong 帝龍 "emperor dragon". Chinese dilong or Japanese chiryū 地龍 is the name of a chess piece in shogi. In Taikyoku shogi, this ...