This is hilarious: official media in China insist that the Chinese dragon should not be called a “dragon” in English and should be translated as “loong”, as dragons are evil creatures in western mythology while “loong” represents good values.
Official media in China has been translating the Year of the Dragon as “Loong Year” and “dragon dance” as Loong Dance… sounds soooo awkward to me even as a native Chinese speaker haha
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/dragon%E8%B1%A1%E5%BE%B5%E6%83%A1-%E9%86%9C-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%AE%98%E5%AA%92-%E9%BE%8D-%E6%87%89%E6%AD%A3%E5%90%8Dloong-015700741.html
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2024-02-10 04:59:13
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