Note to all the people commenting saying its not called dragon its called Loong (with two o’s). In English we call it Dragon or Chinese Dragon to distinguish from the Western Dragon. We do not call it Long. If you want to suggest people call it Long, that is fine, and hey maybe it will catch on, I have no problem if it does. But we are just using the word that is in use in English right now, which is Dragon or Chinese Dragon to distinguish from Western Dragons. I don't think that is disrespectful like some are saying, words can have broad meanings, it doesn't mean we are saying Chinese Dragons are evil.
@PeeosLock7 ай бұрын
china just start to correcting the "china dragon" term recently so it haven't populate globally
@CHlNAZI7 ай бұрын
only some glass-hearted “pinkies” would insist calling it ‘loong’ or whatever
@kajxis7 ай бұрын
loong is better than a dinosoure with wings.
@骑士骑士7 ай бұрын
Please respect the Chinese way of defining the Chinese Loong. For too long, the West has been full of arrogance, racism, and western centrism, which are all reflected in your remarks.
@dt81017 ай бұрын
So you didn't know that Loong is NOT a recently created word? What is wrong with a coordinated campaign? It is okay for USA/South Korea/Vietnam to launch a coordinated campaign to change Chinese New Year to Lunar New Year. But when China launch a coordinated campaign to use the correct name Loong, it becomes weird. You may need to reflect your own hypocrisy.
@futo8 ай бұрын
Chinese Phoenix is usually associated with fire, so makes sense Chinese Dragon are associated with water, the Ying and Yang
@yuey06027 ай бұрын
no you are absolutely wrong. Chinese Phoenix is another mistranslation, Phoenix is a fire bird, more like 朱雀(red bird) which stands for a holy bird of the south. 凤凰(feng huang, Chinese Phoenix) is the king or leader of all birds, kind of playing the same role of Loong for all land animals.
@vennsim717 ай бұрын
@@yuey0602just that Feng is the king of all birds, whereas Huang is the queen of all birds. When together, Feng and Huang depicts undying love. Since ancient days, either Feng or Huang, they represent fire, sun, justice, obedience and fidelity
@yuey06027 ай бұрын
@@vennsim71 《禽经》首载德,顶揭义,背负仁,心抱忠,翼夹信,足履正。 《山海经·图赞》首文曰德,翼文曰顺,背文曰义,腹文曰信,膺文曰仁。 you are kind of right, though the 5 virtues are not the 5 you listed. and fire and sun a objects, not virtues. myths develop with time, Feng Huang can separately describe the 2 genders of the bird, and in Chinese custom it also can be the general name of this bird.
@yuey06027 ай бұрын
@@vennsim71 and 凤凰 never represents fire and sun, thats 朱雀(red bird) or 金乌(gold raven). Feng Huang usually represents Yin. representing water makes more sense than fire, though it never represents water either.
@vennsim717 ай бұрын
@@yuey0602 I know, I didn’t meant to list the 5 virtues. I just wanted to share with him the general representation that’s all :)
@Tommyttm8 ай бұрын
Both dragons from both cultures looks cool. But I’ll take Chinese dragons any day cuz it’s looks more beautiful and looks more interesting…
@MisterHowzat7 ай бұрын
Those are artists' renditions, you understand, right, depending on what narrative the artist wants to convey. The real thing could very well look very intimidating and even ugly.
@Qingdude7 ай бұрын
@@MisterHowzattrue but i mean they are more friendly so still..
@joyceching64877 ай бұрын
MY WUMAO'S WORTH... There's simply NO COMPARISON. 1. Western Dragon looks like a Winged Dinosaur 🦕, while Chinese Dragon looks like a FLYING GIANT SERPENT🐉. 2. Western Dragon looks FAT & UGLY, ridiculously Cartoon-ish, while Chinese Dragon looks MAJESTIC and ABSOLUTELY FEROCIOUS. 3. Western Dragon is a symbol of EVIL, while Chinese Dragon is revered, an OBJECT OF WORSHIP. 4. In the West dragons are something to be Avoided, while Chinese Dragon Only Brings GOOD BLESSINGS. 5. Whatever the West want to say about their Dragon, any Dragon, THE CHINESE SIMPLY LOVE THEIR DRAGON. 😊
@Qingdude7 ай бұрын
@@joyceching6487 你是對的
@never4ever3867 ай бұрын
@@MisterHowzatthe real thing 😂
@lgl88547 ай бұрын
Water in Chinese culture means silver or wealth. Chinese dragon in most cases is coming with water. So this also means Chinese dragon represents a sign with fortune.
@Zhonghuaminzuwansui97 ай бұрын
not really . not water,its rain and wind. 龙掌管风和雨,古中国一直是个农业国家,风雨和谐意味着农业丰收,所以中国龙是祥瑞的象征,当然另外还有权威的象征。。
@tonyyang8557 ай бұрын
Water more stands for good climate and harvest, only indirectly linked with wealth, but much more with people's living conditions. And 龙 in charge of those most important items that affect people's living, is actually a symbol for supreme power, be it natural power or political one or else, thus it extended to the meaning of royal lineage and representation of the whole country and ethnicity.
@GreenWitch2345 ай бұрын
@@tonyyang855and Fenghuang stand for the sun, another very important factor determining whether there would be a bountiful harvest or any harvest at all. Together with the Long who stand for the rain, they have absolutely control over the life of mere mortals, and thus are worshipped as supreme deities.
@Lawel-i7n8 ай бұрын
Chinese dragon doesn’t need wings to fly that proved they are supreme beings
@tsumplay30947 ай бұрын
it uses drone to fly
@thalmoragent93447 ай бұрын
Its cause they thought the sky acted as an ocean, so they're basically always "swimming" in the air.
@atarashi85137 ай бұрын
They defy gravity lmao
@tsumplay30947 ай бұрын
@@atarashi8513 Alien ship too
@yuanfengzang13707 ай бұрын
有特异功能😂无视物理定理
@dragonz3697 ай бұрын
Interestingly, the dragons are reflections of the mindsets and foreign policies of both sides: one is about destruction, guarding what’s mine but destroy yours; the other is about gentleness and bringing fortune and luck to the world!
@MV-un3jt7 ай бұрын
Hahahaha! The ancient Chinese were not about gentleness and bringing fortune and luck to the world. Go read about them. As far as I remember, they were tough and mean. No empire survived on "good vibes." Peoples that we're broken off from the Roman empire and the Germanic/Slavic tribes were the same. So were the African tribes.
@_martian1017 ай бұрын
@@MV-un3jt chinese could colonize europe a thousand years before renaisance but they didn't, Asian empire generally only conquer their sorounding nations not far away lands, this could be found in Asian empires througout history, they usually making frendly relationship with far away kingdoms, contrary to europe.
@MV-un3jt7 ай бұрын
@@_martian101 1000 years before the renaissance would have been the Roman empire which no, China would not have gotten through that. It had to be destroyed from the inside. Yes china did do colonies of what I can find.
@_martian1017 ай бұрын
@@MV-un3jt diaaspora is different to conquest, you think china colonizing america because ther's chinese town there? roman empire already weakened and already at it's end at that time, so it'd be more easy for china to conquer them, plus roman empire is made of territories that hate them, china could use them to destroy roman empire from the inside just like how european countries defeat many countries across the wolrd during their collonialism.
@notusneo7 ай бұрын
@@_martian101the reason why ancient china doesnt have overseas colony is because they have shit internal bureaucracy
@711colonel7 ай бұрын
Nice video. You forgot to mention Chinese also consider themselves the descendants of the dragon.
@kairinase8 ай бұрын
A couple of Chinese Dragon went on a honeymoon touring the South China Sea. On their way back, they stopped near Malaysia half way to Narathiwat. The female dragon realize her favorite sash was gone, so she left back to the sea near Pahang to look for it, while the male waits by the sea near Terengganu. Refusing to go home if the sash was not found, she stood there and became Tioman island. It's near Kuantan, where Kento Nanami wants to settle, if he's not killed. The male however, got tired of waiting and goes into a deep slumber, and became the Perhentian Island.(Perhentian means "a place to stop" in Malay) Weird, but it's the legend about the places, and I'd recommend you all to go there, and see for yourself if the two islands looks like coiled dragons.🐉
@AnnieT3697 ай бұрын
Very interesting.
@vennsim717 ай бұрын
Ah… since ancient days, even Chinese dragons colonised Malaysia 👀
@chenxinchenxin84237 ай бұрын
@@vennsim71 Yes, at the peak of the Ming Dynasty in ancient China, there was a celebrity named Zheng He. From 1405 to 1433, with the support of Emperor Yongle, he conquered the south (today’s South China Sea) and colonized Southeast Asia, but later China The emperor of the Ming Dynasty issued a sea ban, which caused China to not only lose this colony, but also be severely beaten by the West in the future.
@gabriellin13526 ай бұрын
It shows that Malaysia is a focal point for anyone’s journey from A to B. Like a central transit hub for travels and logistic purposes😊
@chenxinchenxin84236 ай бұрын
@@gabriellin1352 ya,you are right.I am a Malaysian.😄I also is Chinese 😊
Chinese dragon don't have wings, but they can fly, so I think this kind of separate them from as form of animal.
@timothyyuen44187 ай бұрын
The most famous Chinese dragon is named ""Ying Loong" (應龍). It has wings. As shown on the ancient pictures and those on the pottery utensils (bowls, plates and vases), Ying Loong is having the frame and shape almost identical to those of the Western dragons.
@DccAnh7 ай бұрын
@@timothyyuen4418 No the Ying Long doesn't look like western dragon at all, they look like Chinese dragon but with wing.
@DccAnh7 ай бұрын
@@timothyyuen4418 western dragon usually look fat, Ying Long still have that common long and slender body type of all Chinese dragons, just with the added wings.
@qingxuanyue6 ай бұрын
yes chinese dragons are not animals. theyre concepts and totemic symbols as opposed to dragons which are animals
2024 is the year of dragon (Chinese dragon, which we call "long"). It's interesting to learn about the differences in cultures.
@lujiang23907 ай бұрын
Funny how western dragon is known for destruction and eastern dragon is known for helping.
@alvinseah54238 ай бұрын
Chinese dragon is water. Western dragon is fire. Since ancient times, it's expected that both sides can't get along and will fight once they meet up. Of course, we chinese will also say, Chinese dragon is on the side of good, and western dragon is the evil one.
@mirandafriske45257 ай бұрын
Well, even westerners say their dragons are evil wild creatures that bring destruction and death. I think it's because Europeans of the old days distorted the symbolism of the Chinese dragons and made them into a symbol of destruction because way back in the day, the westerners were at war with the Asians.
@rubensb67827 ай бұрын
We should include also the 'feathered serpents" aka dragons in México, I strongly believe they're also dragons.
@vanphan93187 ай бұрын
Rồng phương đông( không chỉ trung quốc) trong đó có Việt Nam , là linh vật cát tường , tốt đẹp khi xuất hiện, nó còn biểu tượng cho quyền uy của vua chúa. Rồng phương đông còn là linh vật mạnh mẽ bảo vệ trợ giúp người thiện lành, hỗ trợ thánh thần , trừ yêu ma. Còn rồng phương tây chỉ đơn thuần là quái vật, yêu tinh có sức mạnh và thần thông , có cánh.
@@susa1373😂😂 tôi viết chữ "yêu tinh" tại sao khi dịch sang tiếng trung quốc lại là " nàng tiên" ?
@Zephyrus478 ай бұрын
In all honesty, with a logical viewpoint, the ancient Chinese sound like they're just describing lightning and thunder. Regardless, both Western and Chinese dragons are my favorite mythological creatures.
@inotaishu18 ай бұрын
western dragons are often the same actually, this videos is just one giant pile of misinformation.
@timothyyuen44187 ай бұрын
The most famous Chinese dragon is named ""Ying Loong" (應龍). It has wings. As shown on the ancient pictures and those on the pottery utensils (bowls, plates and vases), Ying Loong is having the frame and shape almost identical to those of the Western dragons.
@revinhatol7 ай бұрын
Wow!
@susa13737 ай бұрын
But Ying Loong, as "one type of Loong", is not as popular as the Loong in chinese people. I even dont know there is a creature called YingLoong at all.
@超高校级的纯爱王6 ай бұрын
不是最著名的吧
@cmaven47625 ай бұрын
I've been seeing some merging of the qualities of these two dragon species in recent fantasy fiction ... most interesting of which is the Temaraire series.
@theunknownfragment54736 ай бұрын
Not necessarily. In Albanian culture Dragons are actually associated with water, also there are two types one is not seen as bad and the other is seen as bad. Drangua and Kulqedra.
@ТарасМакаренко-ф3ш7 ай бұрын
I think the most important differences are mentality and psychology. Most Western dragons are tough pragmatists, individualists, vengeful, and greedy for money. Most dragons of the East are either philosophers, or mentors, or are part of structure of the divine pantheon. Most Western dragons can be compared to lonely berserker warriors sitting in their gloomy lair. Most Eastern dragons are either some kind of mentors and philosophers, or hardworking workers in service of the gods.
@TheHammerOfTheMeiteis77 ай бұрын
In Meitei mythology, one of the main Gods is called Pakhangba, which is a dragon
@superpooper_20307 ай бұрын
Dragon is like a tools. Christian - use tools to kill and bully others Chinese - use tools to help family for better life
@BR-KK7 ай бұрын
In the Bible, dragons represent rebellious spiritual beings and the violent humans and empires in league with them. Jesus ultimately overcomes the dragon with a courageous act of generous love, and he invites his followers to do the same.
@robwalsh98433 ай бұрын
They are often quite different in how they function in the regional mythology. In China, dragons are usually depicted as beings that are wise, powerful and divine but also potentially dangerous. In Europe dragons are usually depicted as giant apex predators that wreak havoc upon unwary people.
@loremipsum9803 ай бұрын
I find it funny and peculiarly coincidental that the Chinese dragon (long) is actually a "long" creature. In the English-speaking world, their Chinese name is both a name and a pun😂
@bangcoyen99097 ай бұрын
Dragon komodo : those two dragons are delicious food yummy
@mirandafriske45257 ай бұрын
I believe the origins of the European dragon came from the Asian dragon. Many years ago the Europeans were at war with the Asians and the Tartars (Tartaria was a huge region in Asia). Their symbol of good fortune was the dragon, as well all know. But the Europeans, being at war with these people, turned the idea of their dragon into a beast of destruction as anything to do with the enemy must be bad. That's why the European dragon is so fierce and brings death and devastation to the people and must be killed. Just my thoughts anyway.
@gamerismii7 ай бұрын
Correction(I know this video came out a while ago but still): Chinese dragons or Loong龙 can be of multiple elements which are: Fire, water , earth , and wind as well as being gold.(as an asian who has studied the cultures more deeply i can confirm)the elements are represented in the zodiac too. Edit: I believe as a liker of dragons ,(i like the chinese one more because it is good boy dragon, not portrayed as evil, i hate evil things) that chinese dragons can only be born at the years of their zodiac for example 1988,2012 etc; if we go more specific maybe on the start of the year of the dragon. and different years have different years have different types of dragons for example on 1988 it was a earth dragon and on 2012 it was a water dragon. this actually is most likely true(i think I've read about it in some books in the past.)something i haven't read but i speculate is that when a dragon (or person who was born in years like 1988 and 2012)have a different element than their behaviour so when the time comes after 12 years for example 1988 to 2000 the dragons element changes? PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO EXPLAINING THIS (HOPEFULLY YOU READ THIS COMMENT sorry for all caps)
@Mrzhang-yz6gd7 ай бұрын
The Chinese dragon and the western dragon are not the same thing at all. The Chinese dragon represents luck, good luck and justice, and there is no similarity in appearance. This is a mistake in translation, so the Chinese dragon should be called loong.
@Dave1026937 ай бұрын
I’m pretty the first reference to dragons were from Geek mythology and they were sea beast the wipes out the surface with water of degeneracy and the unfaithful in the Greek gods
@voodoovoudoun38568 ай бұрын
Always love light dragons and Goddess Tiamat. ❤️❤️❤️
@fanglizeng66287 ай бұрын
Well done. thank you 😊
@罗振琰6 ай бұрын
你说得很准确和全面了,好视频!!!👍👍👍
@revinhatol4 ай бұрын
3:50 HANZI CORRECTION: "Eyes like a Rabbit"
@learnchinesenow4 ай бұрын
目似鬼 mù sì guǐ means eyes like a ghost. 鬼 = ghost, 兔 = rabbit. I can assure you it is not rabbit, you can find it in the original text here ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=700968
@revinhatol4 ай бұрын
@@learnchinesenow I stand corrected.
@Hoo888467 ай бұрын
I recommend a documentary made by PhD scientists called “Dragons or Dinosaurs”. It’s very eye opening. The reason why Chinese include a supposedly “mythical creature” dragon in their Chinese zodiac among 11 other animals is because dinosaurs, formerly known as dragons before the word “dinosaur” was coined in 1821 by Sir Richard Owens, existed with men. They were created with man in the Garden of Eden by God on Day 6. Most cultures in the world have dragon legends, such as St. George slaying the dragon, or Polish fire breathing dragons, or Native American carving triceratops and other types of dinosaurs (dragons) on petroglyphs, or Cambodians carving dinosaur looking creatures on Ankgor Wat. The sea dragons in Chinese legends sound like the leviathan in the Bible, and brachiosaurus 🦕 sound like Behemoth in the Bible. The Loch Ness monster looks like a brachiosaurus 🦕 with a long neck. Dinosaurs formerly known as dragons didn’t die 65 million years ago with an asteroid hitting the earth. They were just drowned and buried alive in Noah’s global flood 4500 years ago, which is why we found soft tissues and blood cells in dinosaur bones. They were buried alive in the huge sedimentation of Noah’s global flood. Plate tectonics, fault lines, 71 percent of the earth covered with deep water, fossils (buried alive creatures), fossil fuel (crushed buried animals) and coal formation (buried and permineralized plants) and petrified trees standing up penetrating many geological strata each supposed took “millions of years” to form, and all the geological strata formed through hydrological sorting, finding sea creature fossils up on mountain tops, are all evidence of this worldwide global flood. Definitely check out the channels “Answers in Genesis”, “Is Genesis History” and “Creation Ministries International” to hear PhD scientists expose the false science of evolution. That documentary “Dragons or Dinosaurs” is definitely a good watch. Signing off as a doctor of pharmacy.
@traexielicious7 ай бұрын
Eherm South East Asia in particular Philippines hold the largest and the element of Air the Bird Dragon Minokawa the devours Suns and Moons !
@mistertommorningdew778023 күн бұрын
SO,, what about Indonesian Komodo dragon?
@k-fm4zx7 ай бұрын
There are also Chinese dragons with wings, called Yinglong. However, the Chinese dragon is a totem and a symbol of God. The Western dragon is not like a snake, but more like a lizard with wings.
@felixpisces12047 ай бұрын
The authority of Chinese translating is now promoting to use Loong instead of dragon due to the different cultural meaning.
Western more Reptiles, while Eastern more Serpents. Many eastern country have similar Dragon myth like chinese ones, but only chinese one consider to be Dragon. Nagas also a Dragon in Eastern culture.
@Amen-Magi7 ай бұрын
Form of both of them is coming from persia
@kevinestrada9007 ай бұрын
Hey what about the mezo American Dragons. They are more on par with the Chinese Dragons
@marvinsabadowatson91247 ай бұрын
i know that as well but with the real synthesis. not just superficial comparison.
@wildguy4773Ай бұрын
"Chinese and japanese people lived in peace with titans and dragons that gave fortune, *"thats Untill ghidorah attacked"*
@DrMustacho5 ай бұрын
Dragon is a collective term for large serpentine monsters in the west. few dragons are truly the same mythological creatures
@thimbjm60737 ай бұрын
An western version only.
@scipioafricanus48758 ай бұрын
Really interesting thanks
@ohmygod90817 ай бұрын
Chinese dragon is Loong
@JohnnyPlsCumMe5 ай бұрын
In the Journey to the West, the Dragon turned into a house in helping a Buddhist monk in his journey to India
@infinixtham18058 ай бұрын
Good Story😃🤟👍
@DaoAncestor7 ай бұрын
5:30 look how horrible that looks 😂😂
@燕北山前萬梅山莊主人7 ай бұрын
Loong is slim and aquatic, dragon is fat and firey.
@csb63837 ай бұрын
용은 아시아에서 최고권력인 황제를상징하는축복같은존재
@2006man4 ай бұрын
I don't understand why Americans feel the need to be very specific in what to call certain things depending on country. It's like saying all Chinese cats should be called "mao" and dogs should be called "goh" by English speakers.
@lbchen61607 ай бұрын
The Chinese dragon has good and evil ones. The bad ones always cause disaster like storm and also eat ppl. The last time ppl saw a dragon which was officially reported was during the Japanese invasion. Ppl in Yinkou saw a huge dragon stranding on the bank and died there. Later the bones were collected by the government of republic of China. However my grandma grew up at a coast village through her childhood and she told me she saw dragon often during a storm comin, I always doubt it until I saw dongfang tv reported a tornado above gaoyou lake several years ago and they accidentally shoot a snake like shadow moving in the cloud. You can still find the video on KZbin
@Skinwalker515823 ай бұрын
European dragon:🦎🔥🪽 Chinese dragon:🐍💦🐉
@tikiewel7 ай бұрын
State bank vs Private bank
@OrphicPolytheist7 ай бұрын
The dragon in John's revelations is an early reference? 😂 It was only written on the 3th century CE. The dragon Cadmus of Greek mythology killed is known from the 8th century BCE, about 1000 years earlier. Even the English word dragon comes from Greek ΔΡΑΚΟΣ. 😂 But wait, ancient Greek dragons don't fit the Western nor Chinese types, as they are Cthonic, ie associated with the element of the Earth, and they are semi-divine protectors of places or objects, who are essentially huge snakes with a rooster's comb on the head, a beard, and sometimes horns.
@enkhzayazundui10637 ай бұрын
I am not sure if it should called Chinese dragon. All ancient people believed to have dragon symbol.
In short, Chinese dragon is a holly animal while the western dragon is an evil animal. Chinese dragon should have a different translation like "loong".
@BAMBAMBAM4957 ай бұрын
can you do 山海经
@DaoAncestor7 ай бұрын
Chinese dragon is beast like, european dragon is god like and still realistic. But chinese have often nonsense myths😂
@lullabylullaby2057 ай бұрын
Chinese dragon is combination of the other animals in chinese zodiac : chicken leg, tiger mouth, snake body, horse hair, goat beard, etc
@cahuynh75997 ай бұрын
Because there are too many differences between Western dragon and Vietnamese,Chinese dragon and because they are all very significant animal in cultures in religion, in belief...I think it is better just call their names in their original cultures and no translation.
@flykeler7 ай бұрын
中国龙是水系的,西方龙是火系的
@虎鯊影業6 ай бұрын
我都愛❤
@刘鑫-u4t7 ай бұрын
纠正一下,那个不是乌龟,是玄武,黑壳,背上有玄蛇
@李云风-c9u7 ай бұрын
啥叫祥兽…一坨翔?那叫瑞兽好吧。
@tikiewel7 ай бұрын
Blue collar vs White collar
@plumeria667 ай бұрын
Chinese dragons are more like serpents. European dragons have wings with legs.
@lorrainemiddy40117 ай бұрын
Western dragon is evil but Chinese dragon is the revered Ancestor of the Chinese people.
@mariopannach16182 ай бұрын
❤🐲🇨🇳❤ die chinesischen Drachen sind meine Freunde - der schwarze Drache 🐲🇯🇵, die rechte Hand des Tenno Heika ❤🇯🇵
@isaacstone78997 ай бұрын
People who arted the dragon and the beast that looks like leopard from revelation, they didn't real understand the Bible interpretation. It's not easy to understand. Both has one body with 7 heads and 10 horns also both have 3 tails.
@dbuc46717 ай бұрын
Intro song: "Forest myth" by Deskant. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nF7Kmahrj6qimNk
@WeiminHuang-i9x7 ай бұрын
They both came from mythology. Chinese dragon used to symbolize good fortune. Western dragon means evil. However, they are both evil now
@cherishyards14837 ай бұрын
神话象征都来自人们自己编造的,映射着人对他最真实的心底想法。如果你认为他是邪恶的,只能说明你心虚。
@1i1Yeh7 ай бұрын
shout out to your traditional Chinese Characters using
@蔡陰瘟7 ай бұрын
我觉得把西方龙和中国龙放在一起做对比,是对中国龙的一种冒犯。
@ylvisyeti43627 ай бұрын
WHY NOT ASIA DRAGON??
@Dinner_likes_DInner7 ай бұрын
The dragon protecting gold is a Nordic thing. Bc of the cursed ring
@花花终将统治世界7 ай бұрын
I think the early translators made a mistake. Chinese dragons and Western dragons are not the same thing. The Chinese dragon should have its own name. According to the Chinese pronunciation, it should be called "long".
@_martian1017 ай бұрын
in asia dragon is mostly serpent, same as in america, but doesn't mean we should call them by their original names, it'd drive confusion
@花花终将统治世界7 ай бұрын
@@_martian101 No, no, no, when you say Asia, do you mean East Asia? I don't know much about other countries, but the dragons here in East Asia are essentially Chinese dragons. The Chinese dragon has been a symbol of the emperor more than 3,000 years ago. The Chinese dragon gradually formed a strict hierarchy in China's ancient imperial power system. The dragon with 5 claws represents the only emperor, and the king's should have 4 claws. The Chinese dragon is not a creature in China, it is a god, a representative of "Heaven", and the son of "Heaven". It represents "Heaven" coming to the world and managing the world. Therefore, the emperor has another name, "Son of Heaven". When the gods see the emperor, they must show a certain degree of respect and cannot manage the emperor or name him. Otherwise, it is against the will of "Heaven". Heaven is the will to run this world, the law of existence in the universe, and the existence beyond the gods. It has no physical image. The gods must also obey the will of "Heaven". Except for a few very, very ancient gods, they transcended this world, jumped out of this "cage", and no longer had to obey the will of "Heaven". Of course, the mythological system here is very complicated, and many things are difficult for even us to explain clearly, unless we are those who study it in depth.
@花花终将统治世界7 ай бұрын
@@_martian101 This topic is huge and complex. But the Chinese dragon is definitely not the Western dragon. This is a very obvious and huge mistake. I don’t know who the translator was at that time and what he thought. Similarly, the phoenix of the West is definitely not the phoenix of China(凤feng凰huang). China has several divine birds with the power of fire. The phoenix is the king of birds, commanding all feathered birds, and is also a god. And 凤凰 is two kinds of birds, 凤 is a male bird and 凰 is a female bird, but people gradually put them together. There are also two sacred birds, one is called the 朱(zhu)雀(que), which is one of the four sacred beasts in China .It guards the south and controls the flames.The other is the Golden Crow, which represents the sun and possesses its flames. Therefore, Phoenix = 凤凰 is also a very big mistake. They all deserve their own unique names because they are unique beings. This will be more rigorous and not cause cognitive confusion to others.
@_martian1017 ай бұрын
@@花花终将统治世界 south asia, southeast asia, and middle east, not only east asia
@_martian1017 ай бұрын
@@花花终将统治世界 chinese dragon has a lot of story i get it, and so other asian dragons, their have their own stories too
@bigheadrhino7 ай бұрын
They should be though of as different creatures and not counterparts. They actually barely have any features in common, other than resembling giant flying reptiles (the Loong has aspects of multiple animal kingdoms: fish, eagle, lion, snake, etc). It’s like the difference between an anaconda and a crocodile. Very clearly different animals.
@luizotavio442 ай бұрын
Even their behaviors are vastly different since western dragona are mostly depicter as beasts with a human like greed while eastern behave more like divine beings
@19Pyrus708 ай бұрын
Once, there was a dragon who wouldn't stop talking. No matter the subject, he would just drag on!
A seven headed dragon is not a dragon that's a hydra
@yungjose33697 ай бұрын
It's still a dragon.
@MisterHowzat7 ай бұрын
The very words you use: "seven headed DRAGON" already indicates that it's a dragon. Thus, a hydra is a dragon.
@vennsim717 ай бұрын
Hydras, Wyverns are all dragons :))
@e2.71837 ай бұрын
But hydra is snake
@stressedhaish694207 ай бұрын
@@e2.7183 dragons are considered snakes
@ispeakmandarin8 ай бұрын
The dragon is considered a symbol of power, authority, and good fortune in Chinese culture. It is often associated with the emperor and was used as an imperial symbol.
@jayshen848 ай бұрын
You are right. But specifically, it was the first emperor Qin Shihuang who started this close association of emperor to dragon. Before him, leaders in China used a lot more variety of symbols to indicate they have authority from the heavens. As heaven has no distinct form, different kings would use different symbols in a way very similar to the European coat of Arms. Not sure if its by chance or choice, but the Qin Kings of the Zhou used the dragon as their symbol of authority. So when the Qin king united China and became first Emperor, he basically did a marketing campaign of putting dragons on anything imperial. And on the reverse, he also banned the use of the specific types of dragons he used by anyone else. After the Qin fell, the dragons got lucky that the next dynasty founder Liu Bang was a commoner with no family "symbol". Liu Bang therefore just continued the use of the dragon as the imperial symbol to show he is the rightful heir to the imperial power of China. And because the Han Dynasty stuck for so long.... the association with dragons became a permanent symbol of the emperor.
@hayabusa13297 ай бұрын
China likes dragons and pandas
@wankee8887 ай бұрын
These few sentences are all you need to know
@yuenshee49977 ай бұрын
@@hayabusa1329....and also Phoenixes.
@hayabusa13297 ай бұрын
@@yuenshee4997 and monkeys
@k.vn.k8 ай бұрын
Once upon a time, there was a dragon kingdom. Within the kingdom, there are four major tribes: fire dragon (the destroyer), water dragon (the unpredictable one), earth dragon (the hermit one) and the wind dragon (the invisible one).
@kairinase8 ай бұрын
Tell the full story, please.
@silverchariot15797 ай бұрын
Only the Avatar Dragon, Master of the four elements can stop them. But when the world needed him most, he vanished
@hanzocloud7 ай бұрын
Visually, Euro dragons have wings and proportioned body whilst China dragons don’t have wings and are long like a snake.
@蔡陰瘟7 ай бұрын
中国的龙不是生物,是神是图腾、传承。你们以为的西方龙和中国龙都不是一种概念。
@hannibalyin88537 ай бұрын
In fact, the official English translation for '中国龙' (Chinese dragon) now is 'Loong'.
@learnchinesenow7 ай бұрын
According to who? The oxford English dictionary? If you say the Chinese government then that is only “official” for you. As Westerners the Chinese government does not decide how we use our language, so it is not official for us. But hey maybe if enough people start saying it, it will catch on, so who knows. But as of now it is not the case.
@hannibalyin88537 ай бұрын
@@learnchinesenow The responsibility of the Chinese government-specifically, the Language and Information Management Division of the Ministry of Education of China-is to standardize the Chinese language, not English, thus rendering your concerns redundant. I admit my earlier statement might not have been precise enough; my intention was to highlight that during this year's Spring Festival, Chinese official media uniformly adopted "Loong" as the English translation for "龙" in various activities and promotional materials. This action by the government primarily serves the purpose of cultural promotion. I concur with your assertion that language usage largely evolves naturally, yet it is undeniable that during certain historical periods, dominant cultures exert considerable influence on linguistic evolution. Lastly, setting aside all considerations, from an academic standpoint, the shared usage of a single vocabulary by totems with entirely different connotations and symbols is inherently inappropriate. Therefore, personally, I support the use of "Loong" to denote the "Chinese dragon."
@learnchinesenow7 ай бұрын
Sure. But i don’t think you understand how engrained the word Dragon is in the minds of westerners. You have iconic Chinese movies like Bruce Lee’s “Enter the Dragon” “Way of the Dragon” etc… you can tell people to call it Long all you want, but I seriously doubt people will adopt that. Obviously when we are speaking Chinese we call it 龍. But when we speak English we use a word from our own language, not just Pinyin.
@hannibalyin88537 ай бұрын
@@learnchinesenow Thank you for your response. Your words affirm my viewpoint as well. The reason why those movies have traditionally used "Dragon" as the translation for the Chinese dragon is because Western culture has been dominant for centuries and has held relatively strong discourse power worldwide. Additionally, in China, a country where English proficiency has historically been low, few people born before the 1980s would understand the East-West differences in the term "Dragon" as portrayed in your video. What I want to express is that if something hasn't become a trend in Chinese society, the authorities are unlikely to intervene easily. The recent redefinition of the translation for "Dragon" during this year's Spring Festival actually represents a shift in the thinking of the majority of Chinese people. They are no longer willing to associate their national totem with the Western concept of dragons. Of course, this trend is currently confined to within China. As for how far-reaching the impact will be, that's not something an ordinary person like me considers. I just find this phenomenon very interesting, which is why I decided to leave this comment under your video.
@hannibalyin88537 ай бұрын
@@learnchinesenow Well, about your pinned comment, I'm not a bot 😂. Maybe it's because people like me-who love your videos-want to share some info here, that's all. I think you should be proud that your videos attract attention because this year is 'The Year of the Dragon.' So, don't panic and be dramatic about some 'coordinated campaign,' but if there is one, sign me up because I wanna be paid.🤣❤
@barbiebarbie18138 ай бұрын
* Ancient Korean traditional costumes are pure white (the Korean people have been known as the "White clothes ethnic" since ancient times), and women's clothes are exposed their nipples (the Korean people show their nipples to represent the beauty). This reflects the ancient Korean people and thoughts. Historically, Korean women's clothes show their nipples (about 11 years old. After they get married and have children), until they are old. Korean women use their heads to transport things (and the original culture of Africa). ----------------------- In ancient Korea name "朝鮮chaoxian" (one of ancient Chinese city), . "white-clothed ethnic 白衣民族" (Today Korean ancestors) wearing this fully chest exposed Korean dress (hanbok) is an "honor" for many Korean women - because she has a son! If the woman does not have a son or has daughters, she is not eligible to wear this kind of dew suit - only a korean woman who has a son is eligible to show her chest. So instead of feeling ashamed, these korean women in dew clothes have the feeling of "I'm proud of having a son! I want the world to know!" The meaning of. At that time, when there was no scientific contraceptive measures, the vast majority of Korean women would eventually give birth to a son, so the vast majority of Korean women could finally wear "proud" dew clothes. So this dew suit is the real traditional dress in Korea! Deliberately shirtless is a Korean tradition (hanbok), even in 2014. When the Pope visited South19 Korea, they also set up a "deliberately shirtless" statue to commemorate their tradition! * "white-clothed ethnic 白衣民族" in history = the ancestors of the Korean . ----------------------- 1910. Japan has swallowed Korea. The Japanese believe that some of the low -level Korean traditional culture and primitive (women expose their nipples and transport things on their heads) are very primitive and backward. The Japanese banned Korean women from exposing the nipples (the traditional Korean costume. Hanbok). The Korean people strongly resisted. Koreans believe that this is a traditional culture of Korea. They insist on retention. In the Korean capital city. As long as the Japanese see those Korean women who show their nipples, they will give them penalties and slaps. After that, the Korean capital city gradually reduces Korean women's nipples. They cover the nipples with a piece of cloth. (But in the place where there are fewer Japanese soldiers. Korean women still maintain the traditional culture that exposes nipples). Until 1950, Westerners were still taking photos in Korea. A photo of Korean women showing nipples on the street (traditional Korean clothing). In 1970, this kind of Korean traditional culture disappeared completely. ---------------------- Korean TV series is specially used to create fake history (and culture) and brainwashing humans South Korean historical dramas copy Chinese historical dramas by wearing clothes and headdresses that never appeared in Korea history. Many years ago, your Korean drama crew started to go to China to buy props that the Chinese crew did not want and shoot TV series in Chinese city Hengdian. Now there are even cultural relics of China's Han Dynasty in the Korean TV series. You Koreans even copied the whole Hengdian, but Hengdian is all Chinese style architecture, totally different from ancient Chinese architecture in Korea (Gyeongbok palace景福宮). Nnot only copy Chinese architecture, but also copy Chinese interior decoration. -------------------- Anceint japan (before 13th century )= 東瀛 & 扶桑 & 倭 . (the name set by the Chinese emperor. It is also the name of the historical record) Today japan = 日本 Anceint korea= 朝鮮 (and 高包麗. 百濟. 新羅. 王氏高麗. 李氏朝鮮) . (the name set by the Chinese emperor. It is also the name of the historical record) Today korea = 韓國(南北) Anceint Nonth Vietnam= 交趾 . (the name set by the Chinese emperor. It is also the name of the historical record) Today Vietnam = 越南 Anceint Okinawa= 琉球. (the name set by the Chinese emperor. It is also the name of the historical record) Today Okinawa = 沖繩
@boyah53167 ай бұрын
The dragons in the Tears of the Kingdom are protectors to the Hyrule Land. Also, the Zelda transformed dragon which carries and recovers the master sword. It is the Chinese kind yet powerful dragon.
@rtuggle827 ай бұрын
I was reminded of Breath of the Wild when the background music started to play in this video. Very reminiscent of the dragon theme in game. 💛
@Owlbyours8 ай бұрын
Love from Beijing
@partyhu7 ай бұрын
他结尾是在宣传法轮功的剧团,你没看到?
@Susan-sl9bs8 ай бұрын
2024 is the year of dragon😂
@MisterHowzat7 ай бұрын
Yes, that's why this video is released only now. Or did you think it was coincidental?
@barbiebarbie18137 ай бұрын
"龍 Dragon" is a totem of the ancient Chinese (Han people). It is also a symbol of the Chinese royal family and power. Chinese tradition has always used the dragon totem as the national emblem. The descendants of the dragon refer to the Chinese. So far, the Chinese have always claimed to be the descendants of the dragon (the heir of the dragon). Others must not be used. If the Japanese stole the "dragon" totem (except the Chinese in Japan). The Chinese emperor would send troops to kill and eliminate them. * Han people (Chinese) = descendants of dragons In ancient , Only the Chinese royal family and senior officers can use it. In ancient , If the "White clothes Ethnic 白衣民族" (today's ancestors of Koreans) use the pattern of dragon and use Chinese characters. They will destroy the tribe and beheaded.
@abcJ-q4v7 ай бұрын
no they didn't, they were allowed to use, thats why korea japan vietnam have chinese writing in their history.
I based my hobbies on Western dragons when I found out Chinese and Western were different, and I marveled at the difference that I even made my own types of western dragons since I really like scary and thrilling mythical beings, but this video helps out a lot, I didn't really know that Europe had their own and the British, that's very fascinating 🔥
@Uzumakisensei87 ай бұрын
I love Chinese dragon 😊
@kwokholuk87237 ай бұрын
This year is "Year of the Loong". Not "Year of the Dragon". Chinese loong is different from Western dragon.
@irritatedanglosaxon17058 ай бұрын
China or Anglosaxon dragons, both came from China
@Anthony-hh3dl8 ай бұрын
Why? Can anyone explain?
@SK-zi3sr7 ай бұрын
I guess you’d difrientiate them by calling them fire dragon and water dragons. And hydras are not dragons
@Indian_Rajput7 ай бұрын
भारत इज द ऑनली प्लेस व्हेयर ड्रेगंस हैव नेवर मेंशन्ड, बट वी हैव मैनी पावरफुल स्प्रिचुअल नाग्स फाइव हेडेड टू इच्छाधारी(जो किसी का भी रूप धर सकते हैं)।