Zhulong
Zhulong may refer to: * Zhulong, Chuzhou (珠龙镇), town in Nanqiao District, Chuzhou, Anhui * Zhulong, Longquan (住龙镇), town in Longquan, Zhejiang * Zhulong (mythology) (燭龍), a mythical being in Chinese mythology) ** 472235 Zhulong, a Trans-Neptunian Object named after 燭龍 * Pig dragon A pig dragon or ''zhūlóng'' () is a type of jade artifact from the Hongshan culture of neolithic China. Pig dragons are zoomorphic forms with a pig-like head and elongated limbless body coiled around to the head and described as "suggestively f ...

Zhulong (mythology)
Zhulong or Zhuyin , also known in English as the , was a giant red solar dragon and god in Chinese mythology. It supposedly had a human's face and snake's body, created day and night by opening and closing its eyes, and created seasonal winds by breathing. Names The key word in the names "Zhuyin" and "Zhulong" is , pronounced ''zhú'' in present-day Mandarin. It describes the act of "shining" or "illuminating" something but, owing to the nature of Chinese grammar, can function as a verb ("to shine", "to illuminate"), an adjective ("shining", "bright"), or a noun ("light", "illumination", an object which illuminates) depending upon its position in a phrase. For example, the Chinese word for "candle" is (''làzhú'') or "wax-''zhú''"; an older word for "lantern" is (''zhúlóng'') or "''zhú''-basket". In the name Zhulong, the ''zhú'' modifies the noun (''lóng'') and thus intends a "shining", "torch-like", or "torch-bearing" Chinese dragon. and others call him "Torch Dra ...
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Longquan
Longquan () is a county-level city and former county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lishui in southwestern Zhejiang Province, China, located on the upper reaches of the Ou River and bordering Fujian province to the southwest. Called Longyuan () before the Tang dynasty, Longquan adopted its current name because of the naming taboo of Emperor Gaozu, the founder of Tang whose personal name was Li Yuan (). Demographics Longquan has a population of around 270,000. There is an ''Ethnic Township'' set aside for the She-nation minority at Zhuyang (). Celadons and swords Longquan is famous locally for its swords and Longquan celadon ceramics, both of which are often regarded as historically the finest in China. Longquan celadon was one of China's finest ceramics from the Song dynasty until it fell out of fashion in the Imperial court during the Ming dynasty. Production continued but at lower quality. The swords made in Longquan (Longquanjian) are famous ...
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472235 Zhulong
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