Pronunciation èr lóng xì zhū
Interpretation Two dragons are opposite to each other, playing with a precious pearl.
From Qing Dynasty - Cao Xueqin "Dream of Red Mansions", the third time: "On his head, he wore a purple gold crown with embedded treasures in his hair, and his eyebrows were strung together with a two-dragon playing with a pearl and a gold smudge."
The story of Two Dragons Playing with Pearls
The dragon, an amphibious animal in ancient legends, arose from the Chinese totem culture, and the ancient Three Emperors and Five Emperors all used the dragon as a totem. Pearl, that is, pearl, night pearl, dragon pearl can avoid water and fire, is a symbol of good luck, folk like in the festivals ??? celebrations held during the Dragon Dance show to celebrate. Dance by a person holding colored beads (also called colored balls) and double dragon dance, called the two dragons playing beads or double dragons playing beads. This form of dragon dance and later appeared in the dragon dance painting pattern, are derived from a folk story.
Legend has it that there is a deep pool in the Tianchi Mountain, there are two green dragons in this practice, they care about the nearby people`s suffering, from time to time to perform the wind and rain, so that the people live a peaceful life without food and clothing, the two dragons are also loved by the people. Tianchi pool is also the heavenly palace nymphs bathing place, whenever the moon clean wind clear, the nymphs will come here to bathe and play. Once, the fairies in the pool are washing fun, a hairy monster pounced over, on the naked fairies to molest, they shouted for help. Two dragons heard the cry for help, immediately armor armor armed to the pool of Tianchi, see is a bear monster is withdrawing wild, two dragons together bravely fought, the bear monster was defeated and captured.
The fairies told the Queen Mother about the rescue of Qinglong. The queen mother of a moment of kindness, from the treasure gourd out of a gold bead, to the green dragon to send, so that they will soon cultivate success. There is only one gold pearl, they do not want to swallow it, you let me, I push you. Push and let go, a gold bead between the two dragons jumping up and down, golden light. A long time, the matter alarmed the Jade Emperor, busy sending the Taibai Jinxing down to see.
The Taibai Jinxing inspection, the two green dragon training, kind-hearted, righteous character of the Jade Emperor reported. The Jade Emperor was also touched, so he took out another gold bead and sent it to the green dragons. So, they each swallowed a gold bead, and both became in charge of the people's fate of the sky god.