Chinese Mythology: Ao Guang, Dong Hai Long Wang (the Long King of the East China Sea)

Preface: The Long King of the East China Sea, Dong Hai Long Wang, Ao Guang, is the king of the Long Clan in ancient Chinese myths and legends, the first of the ‘Four Long Kings of the Four Seas’, and also the king of all aquatic races. He ruled over the East China Sea, dominating rain, thunder, floods, tidal waves, tsunamis and so on.

东Dōng海hǎi龙lóng王wáng是shì一yī条tiáo青qīng龙lóng 。
The Long King of the East Sea is a green Long.

他Tā地dì位wèi崇chóng高gāo ， 被bèi称chēng为wéi “ 天tiān之zhī四sì灵líng ” 之zhī一yī 。
He holds a high status and is known as one of the “Four Symbols of Heaven.”

青Qīng龙lóng代dài表biǎo着zhe东dōng方fāng和hé春chūn季jì 。
The green Long represents the east and spring.

他Tā守shǒu护hù东dōng海hǎi ， 掌zhǎng管guǎn海hǎi浪làng 、 潮cháo汐xī和hé海hǎi洋yáng气qì象xiàng 。
He guards the East Sea and controls the waves, tides, and marine weather.

东Dōng海hǎi龙lóng王wáng与yǔ海hǎi上shàng航háng行xíng 、 捕bǔ鱼yú 、 水shuǐ上shàng安ān全quán密mì切qiè相xiāng关guān 。
The Long King of the East Sea is closely related to sea voyage, fishing, and water safety.

他Tā住zhù在zài东dōng海hǎi的de海hǎi底dǐ水shuǐ晶jīng宫gōng ， 宫gōng殿diàn金jīn碧bì辉huī煌huáng 。
He lives in the Crystal Palace on the seabed of the East Sea, which is splendidly decorated.

龙Lóng宫gōng气qì势shì恢huī宏hóng ， 掌zhǎng管guǎn着zhe东dōng海hǎi域yù的de一yī切qiè 。
The palace is magnificent and controls everything in the East Sea area.

东Dōng海hǎi龙lóng王wáng还hái与yǔ雨yǔ水shuǐ和hé水shuǐ文wén有yǒu关guān 。
The Long King of the East Sea is also related to rain and hydrology.

他Tā能néng祈qí雨yǔ 、 调tiáo控kòng水shuǐ源yuán ， 与yǔ农nóng业yè和hé水shuǐ利lì息xī息xī相xiāng关guān 。
He can pray for rain and regulate water sources, which are closely linked to agriculture and water interests.

人Rén们men祈qí求qiú他tā带dài来lái雨yǔ水shuǐ ， 确què保bǎo丰fēng收shōu和hé灌guàn溉gài 。
People pray to him for rain to ensure harvests and irrigation.

他Tā虽suī是shì司sī雨yǔ之zhī神shén ， 但dàn降jiàng雨yǔ多duō由yóu其qí他tā龙lóng王wáng完wán成chéng 。
Although he is the god of rain, other Long kings usually complete the task of raining.

东Dōng海hǎi龙lóng王wáng在zài佛fó教jiào和hé道dào教jiào中zhōng也yě有yǒu重zhòng要yào地dì位wèi 。
The Long King of the East Sea also holds an important position in Buddhism and Taoism.

他Tā是shì佛fó教jiào护hù法fǎ神shén之zhī一yī ， 守shǒu护hù佛fó法fǎ和hé信xìn仰yǎng 。
He is one of the Buddhist Dharma Protectors, guarding Buddhist teachings and beliefs.

在Zài道dào教jiào中zhōng ， 他tā是shì东dōng海hǎi龙lóng宫gōng的de主zhǔ宰zǎi 。
In Taoism, he is the ruler of the East Sea Long Palace.

东Dōng海hǎi龙lóng王wáng常cháng出chū现xiàn于yú文wén学xué典diǎn籍jí 。
The Long King of the East Sea often appears in literary classics.

《 西Xī游yóu记jì 》 中zhōng ， 孙sūn悟wù空kōng借jiè到dào了le他tā的de “ 如rú意yì金jīn箍gū棒bàng ”。
In “Journey to the West,” Sun Wu Kong got “Will-Bearing Golden-Banded Staff.”

《 封Fēng神shén演yǎn义yì 》 中zhōng ， 他tā为wèi子zǐ报bào仇chóu ， 逼bī死sǐ了le哪né吒zhā 。
In “Investiture of the Gods,” he avenged his son’s death by forcing Ne Zha to commit suicide.

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Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!