黄龙 (Huánglóng): Huanglong (literally 'Yellow Dr…

Meanings

1 Huanglong (literally 'Yellow Dragon') — Huanglong county in Yan'an, Shaanxi
2 Huanglong Scenic Area in Sichuan, a UNESCO World Heritage site famous for travertine pools
3 (myth.) yellow dragon, an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology

Characters

黄

Examples

我们去四川的黄龙旅游。

Wǒmen qù Sìchuān de Huánglóng lǚyóu.

We are traveling to Huanglong in Sichuan.

黄龙以彩池闻名世界。

Huánglóng yǐ cǎichí wénmíng shìjiè.

Huanglong is world-famous for its colorful (travertine) pools.

Tips

culture

Most famous referent today is the Huanglong Scenic Area (黄龙风景名胜区) in northern Sichuan — a UNESCO World Heritage site whose travertine terraces, viewed from above, look like a yellow dragon winding down the mountain. Also a county in Shaanxi, and historically 'yellow dragon' is one of the four cardinal cosmological dragons in Chinese myth. The phrase 直捣黄龙 'strike straight at Huanglong' (Yue Fei's vow to take the Jin capital) gives the name a martial-historical resonance.