Chinese Mythology: The Legend of Ying Long

Preface: Ying Long, the divine Long (dragon) with two wings in ancient Chinese mythology, is the common ancestor of the Long, Feng Huang (phoenix) and Qi Lin (unicorn), symbolizing wisdom and courage.

应Yìng龙lóng ， 是shì一yī条tiáo神shén奇qí的de中zhōng国guó龙lóng 。
Ying Long is a magical Chinese Long.

他Tā又yòu叫jiào黄huáng龙lóng 、 老lǎo龙lóng ， 还hái被bèi称chēng为wéi祖zǔ龙lóng 。
He is also known as Yellow Long, Old Long, and Ancestral Long.

他Tā是shì中zhōng国guó最zuì早zǎo的de雷léi神shén和hé雨yǔ神shén 。
He is the earliest Thunder God and Rain God in China.

他Tā掌zhǎng管guǎn着zhe四sì季jì变biàn换huàn和hé山shān河hé大dà地dì 。
He governs the changes of the seasons and the land with mountains and rivers.

应Yìng龙lóng在zài神shén话huà里lǐ还hái是shì创chuàng世shì 、 造zào物wù 、 灭miè世shì的de神shén 。
Ying Long is also the god of creation, creation of beings, and destruction in mythology.

传Chuán说shuō他tā抚fǔ育yù了le一yī枚méi龙lóng蛋dàn ， 龙lóng蛋dàn里lǐ孵fū出chū了le创chuàng世shì神shén盘pán古gǔ 。
According to legend, he nurtured a Long egg, from which the Creator God Pan Gu hatched.

因Yīn此cǐ ， 古gǔ人rén称chēng他tā为wéi “ 创chuàng世shì神shén ” 和hé “ 造zào物wù神shén ”。
Therefore, ancients called him the “Creator God” and the “Creator of Beings”.

女Nǚ娲wā补bǔ天tiān时shí ， 应yìng龙lóng从cóng天tiān上shàng飞fēi下xià来lái帮bāng她tā 。
When Nu Wa mended the heavens, Ying Long flew down from heaven to help her.

他Tā为wéi女nǚ娲wā驾jià车chē ， 还hái给gěi她tā送sòng去qù了le河hé图tú洛luò书shū 。
He drove the chariot for Nu Wa and brought her the He Tu and Luo Shu.

河Hé图tú洛luò书shū帮bāng助zhù伏fú羲xī创chuàng造zào了le八bā卦guà图tú 。
He Tu and Luo Shu helped Fu Xi create the Eight Trigrams.

应Yìng龙lóng还hái教jiào导dǎo了le炎yán帝dì神shén农nóng许xǔ多duō知zhī识shí 。
Ying Long also taught Emperor Yan Di and Shen Nong many things.

作Zuò为wéi战zhàn神shén ， 他tā是shì黄huáng帝dì身shēn边biān的de大dà将jiāng军jūn 。
As a war god, he was a great general at the side of Emperor Huang Di.

他Tā杀shā了le蚩chī尤yóu ， 还hái斩zhǎn了le夸kuā父fù 。
He killed Chi You and defeated Kua Fu.

黄Huáng帝dì铸zhù成chéng宝bǎo鼎dǐng后hòu ， 骑qí着zhe应yìng龙lóng升shēng天tiān成chéng仙xiān 。
After Emperor Huang Di cast the divine cauldron, he rode Ying Long to ascend to heaven and become an immortal.

大Dà禹yǔ治zhì水shuǐ时shí ， 应yìng龙lóng又yòu下xià凡fán来lái帮bāng忙máng 。
When Da Yu controlled the floods, Ying Long descended to help again.

他Tā把bǎ水shuǐ神shén无wú支zhī祁qí压yā在zài了le龟guī山shān下xià 。
He pressed the water god Wu Zhi Qi under Turtle Mountain.

应Yìng龙lóng用yòng尾wěi巴bā在zài地dì上shàng画huà出chū江jiāng河hé ， 帮bāng大dà禹yǔ治zhì水shuǐ 。
Ying Long drew rivers on the ground with his tail to help Da Yu control the floods.

传Chuán说shuō龙lóng门mén就jiù是shì他tā开kāi辟pì的de 。
According to legend, the Long’s Gate was opened by him.

应Yìng龙lóng背bèi上shàng长zhǎng着zhe双shuāng翼yì ， 鳞lín片piàn金jīn黄huáng ， 羽yǔ翼yì五wǔ彩cǎi 。
Ying Long has wings on his back, with golden scales and colorful feathers.

他Tā的de武wǔ器qì是shì一yī把bǎ大dà钺yuè ， 是shì龙lóng的de祖zǔ先xiān 。
His weapon is a large axe, and he is the ancestor of Longs.

在Zài龙lóng族zú里lǐ ， 只zhǐ有yǒu长zhǎng翅chì膀bǎng的de龙lóng才cái算suàn是shì真zhēn龙lóng 。
In the Long world, only Longs with wings are considered true Longs.

至Zhì少shǎo在zài 2200 年nián前qián的de先xiān秦qín时shí期qī ， 应yìng龙lóng就jiù有yǒu了le掌zhǎng控kòng天tiān象xiàng的de力lì量liàng和hé尊zūn贵guì的de地dì位wèi 。
At least during the pre-Qin period, 2200 years ago, Ying Long already had the power to control celestial phenomena and a noble status.

但Dàn从cóng唐táng宋sòng开kāi始shǐ ， 代dài表biǎo皇huáng权quán的de龙lóng变biàn成chéng了le无wú翼yì的de黄huáng龙lóng 。
But from the Tang and Song dynasties, the Long representing imperial power became the wingless Yellow Long.

应Yìng龙lóng还hái生shēng了le凤fèng凰huáng和hé麒qí麟lín 。
Ying Long also gave birth to the Feng Huang (Phoenix) and Qi Lin (unicorn).

麒Qí麟lín是shì地dì上shàng走zǒu兽shòu的de王wáng ， 凤fèng凰huáng是shì天tiān上shàng飞fēi禽qín的de王wáng ， 而ér应yìng龙lóng则zé是shì他tā们men的de共gòng同tóng祖zǔ先xiān 。
Qi Lin is the king of terrestrial animals, and theFeng Huang is the king of flying birds, while Ying Long is their common ancestor.

通过阅读中国神话、民间故事、历史典故、人物传记学汉语，简单易学，中英对照，适合初学者！
Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!