Name
Long
Chinese / East Asian
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Dragon Myth Entry
Chinese / East Asian
Long
China & East Asia
A dragon of movement rather than heaviness - serpentine, celestial, and deeply tied to water and sky. Here, the dragon rises with rain, rivers, clouds, and imperial imagination.
Associated With
Rain, rivers, clouds, power, auspicious force
Atmosphere
In East Asia, the dragon rises with rain, rivers, clouds, and imperial imagination.
Region
China & East Asia
Ancient origins to imperial continuities
Atlas Context
This entry is part of Where Dragons Dwell, an interactive atlas of dragon myths and sacred serpent traditions across world cultures.