![]() ![]() In Japan, the Azure Dragon (Seiryuu) is one of the four guardian spirits of cities and is said to protect the city of Kyoto on the east. ![]() And his archenemy, Liao Dynasty's prince He Suwen is the reincarnation of the Azure Dragon's Star. In some legends of the Tang Dynasty's general Xue Rengui, he's said the reincarnation of the White Tiger's Star. Their souls after death are said to possess the body of the new heroes of Tang Dynasty and Liao Dynasty, Xue Rengui (薛 仁貴) and He Suwen (郃 苏文). They two are sworn brothers of Qin Shubao (秦 叔寶), Cheng Zhijie (程 知節) and Yuchi Jingde (尉遲 敬德). In Book of Tang, the reincarnation of White Tiger 's Star is said to be Li Shimin's general Luo Cheng (羅 成) and the reincarnation of Azure Dragon 's Star is said to be the rebellious general Shan Xiongxin (單 雄信). The Chinese constellations were not only used by Chinese cartographers, they were also used by Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese cartographers as well.*Standard Mandarin: Qīng Lóng / 青龍 Winnowing Basket (Chinese: 箕 pinyin: Jī).Like the other Four Symbols, the Azure Dragon corresponds to seven "mansions", or positions, of the moon.*Horn (Chinese: 角 pinyin: Jiăo) 1 The Seven Mansions of the Azure Dragon. ![]()
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