Loong
1 n. c. Mythical creatures portrayed in ancient Chinese culture, with
head of a horse, horns of a deer, ears of cattle, body of a snake, scales of a carp, claws of a hawk, palms of a
tiger, with whiskers and beard but NO wings, capable of altering itself in size, length and color . Highly mobile in
water as well as among clouds. It is generally regarded as benevolent and the source of
rain, thunder and lightning.
Loong is a spiritually linked to the Chinese. highly regarded as the Chinese nation symbol. Chinese are proud of been called "descendants of Loong".
Loong apparently, is misinterpreted as "
Dragonh. Matter of fact, Loong is so different in nature from Dragons that it is more reasonable to consider the tow as unrelated creatures.
2 n. The symbol of luck,
power, in particular, the Chinese emperors, they were called "the son of Loong".
