Chinese mythology Chinese mythology () is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature in the geographic area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology includes many varied myths from regional and cultural traditions. Much of t ...

, the Fuzanglong () is the

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dragon of hidden treasures and an

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which guards buried

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, both natural and man-made.

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are said to form when these dragons burst out of the ground to report to heaven. Several tiles and light reliefs depict Fuzanglong dragons serving as mounts to

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The Fuzanglong possesses a magic

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which is its most treasured possession.

In popular culture

* Fuzanglong appears in the digital card game '' Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards''.

References

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