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黃龍

简黄龙 · 繁黃龍

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng lóng

see 黃龍縣 Huáng lóng Xiàn

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
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黄: huáng · yellow; surname
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–2 · Huang2 long2

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(Chinese mythology) Yellow Dragon (incarnation of the Yellow Emperor)
Huanglong, Sichuan (a scenic and historic interest area)
(～府) Huanglong Prefecture, an important city in Liao dynasty (916–1125) and Jin dynasty, located in today's Changchun, Jilin.
(～縣) Huanglong (a county of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China)
various era names (49 BCE; 229–231 CE; 761 CE)
(～鎮) Huanglong (a town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China)
(～鎮) Huanglong (a town in Zhangwan district, Shiyan, Hubei, China)

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