Yinglong (應龍; 应龙) was a dragon believed to be a powerful servant of Huang Di (黃帝), the yellow emperor, who was later immortalized as a dragon. One legend states that Yinglong helped a man named Yu (禹) stop the yellow river from flooding by digging long channels with his tail . Chinese dragons The Chinese dragon or Lóng in Mandarin Chinese (Traditional:é¾; Simplifed:é¾; pinyin: lóng; Cantonese Yale: lùhng; Japanese: ryÅ« or tatsu ç«; Korean: ryong; hangul: 룡; Thai: มัà¸à¸à¸£à¸à¸µà¸ mungkorn; Vietnamese: Rá»ng) is a mythical Chinese creature that also appears in other East Asian cultures, and is also sometimes called... Yellow Emperor The Yellow Emperor or Huang Di (Chinese: é»å¸, Simplified Chinese: é»å¸, pÄ«nyÄ«n: huángdì) is a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero who is said to be the ancestor of all Han Chinese. ...
The Yinglong is the oldest of all eastern dragons. Once a dragon reached a certain age it is said that they develop wings.