Azure Dragon
The Azure Dragon, also called Qinglong, is a dragon that represents the cardinal point East and Spring.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 99 BCE
- Attested period
- -99 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Described by Dongfang Shuo during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Red Dragon, Ao Qin, White Dragon, Ao Run, Yellow Dragon, Black Dragon, Ao Shun, white tiger, Qianliyan, Shunfeng'er, Ao
- allied with
- Ao Guang
- syncretized with
- Sagara
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Azure Dragon, also called Qinglong, a dragon that represents the cardinal point East and Spring.”
#4137 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Azure Dragon or Blue-Green Dragon (靑龍; Qīnglóng), or Green Dragon (蒼龍; Cānglóng), is the Dragon God of the east, and of the essence of spring. Azure Dragon is associated as the Dragon King of the East sea, Ao Guang.”
#9356 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“I made a journey to the north pole, and came to a mountain planted with fire, which neither the sun, nor the moon ever illumines, but which is lighted to its uttermost bounds by a blue dragon by means of a torch which it holds in its jaws.”
#15578 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“some deities worshipped for other reasons—including the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, and Mazu's companions Qianliyan and Shunfeng'er—who also serve as door gods at Taoist temples”
#34862 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5