Panlong (mythology)

Panlong (mythology)

This article is about the mythical creature. For the district in Yunnan, please see Panlong District. For the town in Burma, please see Panglong.

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.

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