Azure Dragon

The Azure Dragon ( Qnglng), also known as Bluegreen Dragon or Green

Dragon, also called the Blue Dragon ( Cnglng), is one of the Dragon Gods Azure Dragon
who represent the mount or chthonic forces of the Five Forms of the Highest Deity
( Wfng Shngd). He is also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese
constellations, which are the astral representations of the Wufang Shangdi. The
Bluegreen Dragon represents the east and the spring season.[1] It is also known as
Seiryu in Japanese, Cheong-ryong in Korean, and Thanh Long in Vietnamese.

The Dragon is frequently referred to in media, feng shui, other cultures, and in
various venues as the Green Dragon and the Avalon Dragon.[2] His cardinal
The Azure Dragon on the national
direction's epithet is "Bluegreen Dragon of the East" ( Dngfng
flag of China during the Qing dynasty,
Qnglng or Dngfng Cnglng). His proper name as the "Dragon King
1889-1912
of the East Sea" ( Dnghi Lngwng) is Ao Guang.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Contents Literal meaning Bluegreen
1 The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon Dragon
2 Cultural depictions Transcriptions
3 Influence in other East Asian cultures Standard Mandarin
4 See also Hanyu Pinyin Qnglng
5 Gallery
Yue: Cantonese
6 In popular culture
Yale Cheng1 Lung4
7 References
Romanization
7.1 Citations
7.2 Sources Jyutping Ceng1 Lung4
8 External links Southern Min
Hokkien POJ Chhe-lng or
Chhi-lng
The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon Vietnamese name
As the other three Symbols, there are seven "mansions", or positions, of the moon Vietnamese Thanh Long
within Azure Dragon. The names and determinative stars [3][4]
are: alphabet
Korean name
Hangul
Transcriptions
Revised Cheong-
Romanization ryong
Japanese name
Kanji
Hiragana
Transcriptions
 Mansion Name Determinative Revised Hepburn Seiry
Translation
no. (pinyin) star
Kunrei-shiki Seiryuu
1 (Jio) Horn Spica

2 (Kng) Neck Vir

3 (D) Root Lib

4 (Fng) Room Sco

5 (Xn) Heart Sco

6 (Wi) Tail Sco

Winnowing
7 (J) Sgr
Basket

Cultural depictions The Azure Dragon on the Chinese

national emblem, 1913-1928
In the Romance of the Tales of the Tang (Shuo Tang Yanyi), the White Tiger's star is
reincarnated as General Luo Cheng (error: {{lang}}: unknown language code: zh-t
(help) / ), who serves Li Shimin. The Azure Dragon's Star is reincarnated as
General Shan Xiongxin (error: {{lang}}: unknown language code: zh-t (help) /
), who serves Wang Shichong. The two generals are sworn brothers of Qin
Shubao (error: {{lang}}: unknown language code: zh-t (help) / ), Cheng
Zhijie (error: {{lang}}: unknown language code: zh-t (help) / ) and Yuchi
Gong (error: {{lang}}: unknown language code: zh-t (help) / ). After death,
their souls are said to possess heroes of the T
ang dynasty and Goguryeo, such as Xue
Rengui (error: {{lang}}: unknown language code: zh-t (help) / ) and Yeon
Gaesomun (error: {{lang}}: unknown language code: zh-t help)).
( The Azure Dragon on a road marker
at Yangshan Quarry
The Azure Dragon appears as a door god at Taoist temples. He was represented on
the tomb of Wang Hui (stone coffin, east side) at Xikang in Lushan. A rubbing of
this was collected by David Crockett Graham and is in the Field Museum of Natural History.[5][6] The dragon featured on the
Chinese national flag in 1862-1912, and on theTwelve Symbols national emblemfrom 1913-1928.

Influence in other East Asian cultures

In Japan, the Bluegreen Dragon is one of the four guardian spirits of cities and is said to protect
the city of Kyoto on the east. The west is protected by the White Tiger, the north is protected by
the Black Tortoise, the south is protected by the Vermilion Bird, and the center is protected by the
Yellow Dragon.

In Kyoto there are temples dedicated to each of these guardian spirits. The Azure Dragon is
represented in the Kiyomizu Temple in eastern Kyoto. Before the entrance of the temple there is a
Azure Dragon presiding
statue of the dragon which is said to drink from the waterfall within the temple complex at the ablution well of the
nighttime. Therefore, each year a ceremony is held to worship the dragon of the east. Shinto Heian Shrine in
Japan.
In 1983, the Kitora Tomb was found in the village of Asuka. All four guardians were painted on
the walls (in the corresponding directions) and a system of the constellations was painted on the
ceiling. This is one of the few ancient records of the four guardians.

In Korea, the murals of the Goguryeo tombs found at Uhyon-ni in South Pyongan province features the Azure Dragon and the other
mythological creatures of the four symbols.[7]
See also
Chinese dragon
Four Symbols of China
Four Benevolent Animalsof China
Four Holy Beasts of Vietnam

Gallery

The Azure Dragon mural Depiction of the Bluegreen

depiction at the Goguryeo Dragon on a tile.
Tombs.

In popular culture
In the mobile game Puzzle & Dragons, the Azure Dragon is known as "Incarnation of Seiryuu, Karin" with a woman
who appears with a blue dragon tail.
In the first 3 Beyblade series from Japan, the Azure Dragon is known as Dragoon, and belongs to the protagonist
Tyson Granger.
In the Digimon series, Azulongmon is designed after the Azure Dragon.
In the Fushigi Yugi series Yui Hongo was transported to Universe of Four Gods where she became the Priestess of
Seiryu.
In the video game Final Fantasy Type-0 the Azure Dragon is the name of one of the four Crystals of Orience,
representing the Kingdom of Concordia.
In the video game World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandariathe character of Yulon, the Jade Serpent, isheavily inspired
by the Azure Dragon.
In the video game Runescape there is an island chain heavily influenced by Buddhism, complete with followers of
Seriyu.
In the video game Monster Hunter 4 Ultimatethe monster Azure Rathalos, a variation of the regular Rathalos, is
inspired by the Azure Dragon.
In the video game seriesYakuza ( Ry ga Gotoku) the characterKazuma Kiryu ( Kiry Kazuma)
has an Azure Dragon as a tattoo on his back.
In the anime Akatsuki No Yona, the character Shin-ah is the dragon warrior seiryuu.
In the video game Sega Golden Gun, the Azure Dragon, represented byGao Qiu, is a boss. Its weak point is Gao
Qiu himself.
In the video game Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon, Azure Dragons, available to Ao Kuang, are firebreathing
myth units that can travel on both land and water
.
In the series Blue Dragon, the character Shu has a shadow monster that represents similar to the Azure Dragon.
In the Persona series (and other Shin Megami Tensei works), Seiryu is a persona (or demon/devil/beast) that the
protagonist can acquire.

References
Citations
1. Tom (1989), p. 55.
2. Lee, Ki-Baik; Wagner, Edward W. (1984). A new history of Korea(https://books.google.com/books?id=g2mdVwXpMz
wC) (Translated ed.). Cambridge / Seoul: Harvard University Press / Ilchokak.ISBN 978-0-674-61576-2.
3. "The Chinese Sky" (http://idp.bl.uk/education/astronomy/sky
.html). International Dunhuang Project. Retrieved
2011-06-25.
4. Sun, Xiaochun (1997).Helaine Selin, ed. Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, T
echnology, and Medicine in Non-
Western Cultures (https://books.google.com/books?id=raKRY3KQspsC&pg=PA517). Kluwer Academic Publishers.
p. 517. ISBN 0-7923-4066-3. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
5. Starr, Kenneth (December 1957)."Gift of Chinese Rubbings goes on Special Exhibition"(http://archive.fieldmuseum.
org/chineserubbings/pdf/December_1957_Rubbings_Article.pdf)(PDF). Chicago Natural History Museum Bulletin.
Field Museum of Natural History: 45. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
6. Walravens, Hartmut; Hoshien Tchen; Kenneth Starr; Alice K. Schneider (1981).Catalogue of Chinese Rubbings from
Field Museum (https://archive.org/details/catalogueofchine03walr)
. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History
.
OCLC 185544225 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/185544225). Retrieved 2 March 2012.
7. Lee, Ki-Baik; Wagner, Edward W. (1984). A new history of Korea(https://books.google.com/books?id=g2mdVwXpMz
wC) (Translated ed.). Cambridge / Seoul: Harvard University Press / Ilchokak.ISBN 978-0-674-61576-2.

Sources
Tom, K. S. (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends, and Lore of the Middle Kingdom
. University of Hawaii
Press. ISBN 0824812859.

External links
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