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A note on nomenclature: eventually, these were officially called "Lung" dragons after the Wade-Giles transliteration of the Chinese 龙 (simplified) or 龍 (imperial), as "lung". Nowadays, this is usually transliterated into English as "lóng". So, yes, the official D&D name for them as "dragon dragons." In the original The Strategic Review article, they were called "Chinese dragons," but the mythology of them spread beyond the mainland to other parts of Asia before the modern era. The Fiend Folio incarnation calls them "Oriental Dragons," so, sort of like Oriental Rugs, a stylistic element from the Exotic Far East.
There is an extensive conversion of the Chinese dragons to 5th edition on this guy's blog.
Wikipedia lists them as:
There is an extensive conversion of the Chinese dragons to 5th edition on this guy's blog.
Wikipedia lists them as:
- Chilong (螭龍 or 魑龍; chīlóng; ch'ih-lung; ci1 lung4; chī lùhng; 'demon dragon'), a hornless dragon or mountain demon; I think these are probably the inspiration for the Li Lung of AD&D
- Dilong (地龍; dìlóng; ti-lung; dei6 lung4; deih lùhng; 'earth dragon'), controller of rivers and seas; effectively the Chiang Lung of AD&D
- Feilong (飛龍; fēilóng; fei-lung; fei1 lung4; fēi lùhng; 'flying dragon'), winged dragon that rides on clouds and mist
- Fuzanglong (伏藏龍; fúcánglóng; fu-ts'ang-lung; fuk6 zong6 lung4; fuhk johng lùhng; 'hidden treasure dragon'), underworld guardian of precious metals and jewels, associated with volcanoes
- Huanglong (黃龍; huánglóng; huang-lung; wong4 lung4; wòhng lùhng; 'yellow dragon'), hornless dragon symbolizing the emperor
- Jiaolong (蛟龍; jiāolóng; chiao-lung; gaau1 lung4; gāau lùhng; 'crocodile dragon'), hornless or scaled dragon, leader of all aquatic animals
- Longwang (龍王; lóngwáng; lung-wang; lung4 wong4; lùhng wòhng; 'Dragon Kings') divine rulers of the Four Seas; the inspiration for both the Lung Wang and the Dragon Turtle of AD&D
- Panlong (蟠龍; pánlóng; p'an-lung; pun4 lung4; pùhn lùhng; 'coiled dragon'), lake dragon that has not ascended to heaven; the inspiration for the Pan Lung of AD&D
- Qinglong (青龍; qīnglóng; ch'ing-lung; cing1 lung4; chīng lùhng; 'Azure Dragon'), the animal associated with the East in the Chinese Four Symbols
- Qiulong (虯龍; qíulóng; ch'iu-lung; kau4 lung4; kàuh lùhng; 'curling dragon'), contradictorily defined as both "horned dragon" and "hornless dragon"
- Shenlong (神龍; shénlóng; shen-lung; san4 lung4; sàhn lùhng; 'god dragon'), thunder god that controls the weather, appearance of a human head, dragon's body, and drum-like stomach; the inspiration for the Shen Lung of AD&D
- Tianlong (天龍; tiānlóng; t'ien-lung; tin1 lung4; tīn lùhng; 'heavenly dragon'), celestial dragon that guards heavenly palaces and pulls divine chariots; inspiration for the T'ien Lung of AD&D
- Yinglong (應龍; yìnglóng; ying-lung; jing3 lung4; yīng lùhng; 'responding dragon'), winged dragon associated with rains and floods; possibly the inspiration for the Tun Mi Lung of AD&D
- Zhulong (燭龍; zhúlóng; chu-lung; zuk1 lung4; jūk lùhng; 'torch dragon') or Zhuyin (燭陰; zhúyīn; chu-yin; zuk1 jam1; jūk yām; 'illuminating darkness') was a giant red draconic solar deity with a human's face and snake's body, which created day and night by opening and closing its eyes and created seasonal winds by breathing.