Kohryu

The Huang Long, literally meaning Yellow Dragon (黃龍), is the Chinese gold dragon that reigns over the Si Xiang, celestial creatures in Chinese constellation (Baihu, Xuanwu, Qinglong and Zhuque) and is located in the center of the four beasts. It is the embodiment of the element of Earth in Chinese five elements (Wu Xing) along with the Chinese quintessence, as well as the changing of the seasons. It is also known as Kohryu in Japan and Hwang-Ryong in Korea.

Huang Long is sometimes regarded to be the same as Qilin from the Si Ling. The Yellow Dragon does not appear in Japanese mythology: the fifth element in the Japanese elemental system is the void, so there cannot be an animal representing it. However, some consider the Ōryū as the Japanese counterpart of the Yellow Dragon since they share some similarities.