Proper Names
In addition to the ancient decorative style mentioned above, Panlong 蟠龍 or 盤龍 "Coiled Dragon" is used in several names.
- Panlong 蟠龍 or 盘龙, pen name of Huan Xuan
- Panlongmu 盤龍目 or 盘龙目, Pelycosaur (from Greek "bowl lizard")
- Panlongqu 盤龍区 or 盘龙区, Panlong District in Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan
- Panlongjiang 盤龍江 or 盘龙江, Panlong River in Kunming City, Yunnan
- Panlongxia 盤龍峡 or 盘龙峡, Panlong Gorge (with a famous waterfall) in Zhaoqing, Guangdong
- Panlongcheng 盤龍城 or 盘龙城, Panlongcheng archeological site of Erligang culture in Hubei
The Japanese language borrowed banryū 蟠龍 or 蟠竜 "coiled dragon" as a loanword from Chinese panlong. Banryu names a Taikyoku shogi chess-piece and a Bakufu schooner warship Banryū.
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