![]() ![]() Influence Azure Dragon presiding the ablution well of the Shinto Heian Shrine in Japan. The dragon featured on the Chinese national flag in 1862-1912, and on the Twelve Symbols national emblem from 1913-1928. A rubbing of this was collected by David Crockett Graham and is in the Field Museum of Natural History. He was represented on the tomb of Wang Hui (stone coffin, east side) at Xikang in Lushan. The Azure Dragon appears as a door god at Taoist temples. After death, their souls are said to possess heroes of the Tang dynasty and Goguryeo, such as Xue Rengui and Yeon Gaesomun. The two generals are sworn brothers of Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Gong. The Azure Dragon's Star is reincarnated as General Shan Xiongxin, who serves Wang Shichong. ![]() In the Romance of the Tales of the Tang, the White Tiger's star is reincarnated as fictionalized General Luo Cheng, who serves Li Shimin. The names and determinative stars are: Mansion no.Ĭultural depictions The Azure Dragon on a road marker at Yangshan Quarry Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon Īs with the other three Symbols, there are seven astrological "Mansions" (positions of the Moon) within the Azure Dragon. This dragon is also known as Seiryū in Japanese, Cheongryong in Korean and Thanh Long in Vietnamese. His cardinal direction's epithet is "Bluegreen Dragon of the East" ( 東方青龍 Dōngfāng Qīnglóng or 東方蒼龍 Dōngfāng Cānglóng). The Dragon is frequently referred to in the media, feng shui, other cultures, and in various venues as the Green Dragon and the Avalon Dragon. It is also sometimes referred to as the Blue-green Dragon, Green Dragon, or the Blue Dragon ( 蒼龍 Cānglóng). The Azure Dragon represents the east and the spring season. It is also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, which are the astral representations of the Wufang Shangdi. The Azure Dragon ( Chinese: 青龍 Qīnglóng), also known as Qinglong in Chinese, is one of the Dragon Gods who represent the mount or chthonic forces of the Five Regions' Highest Deities ( 五方上帝 Wǔfāng Shàngdì). The Azure Dragon on the national flag of China during the Qing dynasty, 1889-1912 The Azure Dragon on the Chinese national emblem, 1913-1928 ![]()
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