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Depiction of the Qīng Lóng on a tile.
Depiction of the Qīng Lóng on a tile.

The Azure Dragon (traditional Chinese: 青龍; simplified Chinese: 青龙; pinyin: Qīng Lóng) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Four Symbols ( are four mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations They also appear in Korean mythology It is sometimes called the Azure Dragon of the East (traditional Chinese: 東方青龍; simplified Chinese: 东方青龙; pinyin: Dōng Fāng Qīng Lóng), and it represents the east and the spring season. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST internal designation HT-7U is an experimental Superconducting Tokamak Magnetic fusion energy Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. It should not be confused with the mythological yellow dragon that is associated with the Emperor of China. Huang Long (黄竜 or 黄龙 Yellow Dragon Japanse:Kōryū or Ōryū Korean:Hwang-Ryong is a hornless dragon who once emerged from the River Luo and presented The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of

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The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon

Like the other Four Symbols, the Azure Dragon corresponds to seven "mansions", or positions, of the moon.

Azure Dragon in different languages

The Chinese constellations were not only used by Chinese cartographers, they were also used by Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese cartographers as well. The Horn mansion (角宿 Pinyin: Jiǎo Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Neck mansion (亢宿 Pinyin: Kàng Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Root mansion (氐宿 Pinyin: Dī Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Room mansion (房宿 Pinyin: Fáng Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Heart mansion (心宿 Pinyin: Xīn Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Tail mansion (尾宿 Pinyin: Wěi Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Winnowing Basket mansion (箕宿 Pinyin: Jī Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. The Korean people are an East Asian Ethnic group. Most Koreans speak the Korean language. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China.

Origin

In Book of Tang, the reincarnation of the White Tiger's Star is said to be Li Shimin's general Luo Cheng (羅 成 / 罗 成) and the reincarnation of the Azure Dragon's Star is said to be the rebellious general Shan Xiongxin (單 雄信 / 单 雄信). Standard Mandarin, also known as Standard Spoken Chinese, is the official modern Chinese spoken language used in mainland China and Taiwan is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities The Azure Dragon (青龍 青竜 青龙 is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations It is sometimes called the Azure Dragon of the East This article is mainly about the spoken Korean language See Hangul for details on the native Korean writing system The Book of Tang ( or the Old Book of Tang (舊唐書/旧唐书 is the first classic work about the Tang Dynasty. The White Tiger (白虎 is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎 Emperor Taizong of Tang ( January 23, 599 &ndash July 10 649) personal name Lǐ Shìmín ( was the second emperor of the They two are sworn brothers of Qin Shubao (秦 叔寶 / 秦叔宝), Cheng Zhijie (程 知節 / 程知节) and Yuchi Jingde (尉遲 敬德 / 尉迟敬德). Qin Shubao (秦叔寶 (died 638 formal name Qin Qiong (秦瓊 but went by the Courtesy name of Shubao formally Duke Zhuang of Hu (胡壯公 was a Yuchi Jingde (尉遲敬德 (585-658 formal name Yuchi Gong (尉遲恭 but went by the Courtesy name of Jingde formally Duke Zhongwu of E (鄂忠武公 Their souls after death are said to possess the body of the new heroes of the Tang Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, Xue Rengui (薛 仁貴 / 薛仁贵) and He Suwen. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by The Liao Dynasty ( 907 - 1125, also known as the Khitan Empire (契丹國 was an empire in northern China that ruled over the regions of Manchuria Xue Rengui ( 614-683 formal name Xue Li (薛禮 but went by the Courtesy name of Rengui was one of the most famous Chinese generals during the early Tang

In some legends of the Tang Dynasty's general Xue Rengui, he's said the reincarnation of the White Tiger's Star. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Xue Rengui ( 614-683 formal name Xue Li (薛禮 but went by the Courtesy name of Rengui was one of the most famous Chinese generals during the early Tang And his archenemy, Liao Dynasty's prince He Suwen is the reincarnation of the Azure Dragon's Star. The Liao Dynasty ( 907 - 1125, also known as the Khitan Empire (契丹國 was an empire in northern China that ruled over the regions of Manchuria

In Japan

In Japan, the Azure Dragon (Seiryuu) is one of the four guardian spirits of cities and is said to protect the city of Kyoto on the east. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. The west is protected by the White Tiger, the north is protected by the Black Tortoise, and the south is protected by the Vermilion Bird. The White Tiger (白虎 is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎 The Vermilion Bird (朱雀 is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental In Kyoto there are temples dedicated to each of these guardian spirits. The Azure Dragon is represented in the Kiyomizu Temple in eastern Kyoto. is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Its full name is. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto Uji and Otsu Cities Before the entrance of the temple there is a statue of the dragon which is said to drink from the waterfall within the temple complex at nighttime. Therefore each year a ceremony is held to worship the dragon of the east.

In 1983, the Kitora Tomb was found in the village of Asuka. The is an ancient Tumulus ( Kofun in Japanese located in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, Japan. This article is about the village of. For articles related to the capital sites and ruins of, see Asuka Yamato. 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 only ancient records of the four guardians.

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Chinese constellations
Three enclosures (三垣):
Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣) | Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣) | Heavenly Market enclosure (天市垣)
Four Symbols (四象) and Twenty-eight mansions (二十八宿):
East: Azure Dragon (青龍): Horn (角) | Neck (亢) | Root (氐) | Room (房) | Heart (心) | Tail (尾) | Winnowing Basket (箕)
South: Vermilion Bird (朱雀): Well (井) | Ghost (鬼) | Willow (柳) | Star (星) | Extended Net (張) | Wings (翼) | Chariot (軫)
West: White Tiger (白虎): Legs (奎) | Bond (婁) | Stomach (胃) | Hairy Head (昴) | Net (畢) | Turtle Beak (觜) | Three Stars (參)
North: Black Tortoise (玄武): Dipper (斗) | Ox (牛) | Girl (女) | Emptiness (虛) | Rooftop (危) | Encampment (室) | Wall (壁)
Azure is a Blue Color on the HSV color wheel at 210 degrees Azure is the Hue that is halfway between Blue and Cyan Three enclosures (三垣 Pinyin: Sān Yuán) are Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣 Supreme Palace enclosure (太微垣 and Heavenly Zi Wei Yuan, the Purple Forbidden Enclosure (紫微垣 is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Tai Wei Yuan, the Supreme Palace Enclosure (太微垣 is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. Tian Shi Yuan, the Heavenly Market Enclosure (天市垣 is one of the San Yuan or Three enclosures. The Four Symbols ( are four mythological creatures in the Chinese constellations They also appear in Korean mythology '''Twenty-eight mansions''' ( are the 28 mansions in Chinese astronomy. The Horn mansion (角宿 Pinyin: Jiǎo Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the The Neck mansion (亢宿 Pinyin: Kàng Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the The Root mansion (氐宿 Pinyin: Dī Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the The Room mansion (房宿 Pinyin: Fáng Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the The Heart mansion (心宿 Pinyin: Xīn Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the The Tail mansion (尾宿 Pinyin: Wěi Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the eastern mansions of the The Winnowing Basket mansion (箕宿 Pinyin: Jī Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations The Vermilion Bird (朱雀 is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental The Well mansion (井宿 Pinyin: Jǐng Xiù; Japanese chichiri-boshi is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of The Ghost mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird. The Willow mansion (柳宿 Pinyin: Liǔ Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the southern mansions of The Star mansion (星宿 Pinyin: Xīng Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the southern mansions of the The Extended Net mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird. The Wings mansion (翼宿 Pinyin: Yì Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the southern mansions of the The Chariot mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird. The White Tiger (白虎 is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎 The Legs mansion (奎宿 Pinyin: Kuí Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the western mansions of the The Bond mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger. The Stomach mansion (胃宿 Pinyin: Wèi Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the western mansions of The Hairy Head mansion (昴宿 Pinyin: Mǎo Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the western mansions The Net mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger. The Turtle Beak mansion (觜宿 Pinyin: Zī Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the western mansions The Three Stars mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the western mansions of the White Tiger. The Dipper mansion (斗宿 Pinyin: Dǒu Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the northern mansions of The Ox mansion (牛宿 Pinyin: Niú Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the northern mansions of the The Girl mansion (女宿 Pinyin: Nǚ Xiù is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the northern mansions of the The Emptiness mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. The Rooftop mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. The Encampment mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise. The Wall mansion ( is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations It is one of the northern mansions of the Black Tortoise.
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