{{Short description|Legendary Chinese creature}}
250px|thumb|right|A statue of a dragon turtle in China A '''dragon turtle''' (Chinese : {{Lang|zh|龍龜}}, pinyin : ''Lóngguī'') is a legendary Chinese creature that combines two of the four celestial animals of Chinese mythology: the shell of a turtle with a dragon's body is promoted as a positive ornament in Feng Shui,<ref>William O'Connor (2013). ''Dracopedia The Bestiary: An Artist's Guide to Creating Mythical Creatures''. Penguin. Page [https://books.google.com/books?id=ShljDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Dragon+turtle%22%2B%22china%22&pg=PT75]</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.thespruce.com/dragon-turtles-use-in-feng-shui-1275017 |title=The Dragon Turtle in Feng Shui Practice |last=Tchi |first=Rodika |date=2 November 2019 |website=The Spruce |publisher=Dotdash |access-date=9 October 2019 |quote=}}</ref> symbolizing courage, determination, fertility, longevity, power, success, and support. Decorative carvings or statuettes of the creature are traditionally placed facing the window.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Jerebtsov |first1=M |last2=Pivtorak |first2=P |title=ANIMALISTIC IMAGE OF THE TURTLE IN CHINESE CLASSICAL CULTURE |url=https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/34336940/%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80.210.pdf?1738118680=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DSCIENTIFIC_ENQUIRY_IN_THE_CONTEMPORARY_W.pdf&Expires=1746373753&Signature=PJYyszffMvAP4KaxCku6aFMEeQJ~MlNUai8tbVI5TYwJMxwVVoQZbSMv~V3kJJNJeRn75VWp6Lv53yT7eotYq4zVla0KJ-HthjomduveMWCxnUNmBt7QpthwbpV9UDGkFtgvRhq~hZsQyItvkVm2wGVSok0fOaNV9OizKTyAt~GAwa7WMjmzU9NGllE83LJXbTO-ey2~t8rgPAVZ4iPTNpiIZhiTxGlkFy~4Pz2MoyS9DJamhJfgri2FQKP61ubUMJlATrs8XJYUs9ldBR4cQFsWjdw~xiV1N8rhQwgy1tLs5va8USbOJ~nhrD-vTxiYcpxPkpJNhpgqKdKQYY76-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA#page=13 |journal=Scientific Enquiry in the Contemporary World: Theoretical Basics and Innovative Approach |volume=7 |pages=13–14 |via=Google Scholar}}</ref>
Mapmakers sometimes drew dragon turtles along with other fantastical creatures in unexplored areas.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
== Ancient mythology ==
When Fuxi wanted to create more divine patterns, He discovered a "square diagram" on the back of a dragon turtle.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aldern |first=Mary |title=Connecting the Stars: Chinese Star Stories and the Art of Storytelling through a Cultural and Personal Lens |date=2012 |pages=58}}</ref>
== In popular culture == === Tabletop games === * Dragon turtles have been present in the tabletop roleplaying game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' from its inception<ref>{{cite book|title=Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History|last1=Witwer|first1=Michael|last2=Newman|first2=Kyle|last3=Peterson|first3=Jonathan|last4=Witwer|first4=Sam|last5=Manganiello|first5=Joe|date=October 2018|isbn=9780399580949|publisher=Ten Speed Press|oclc=1033548473|page=26}}</ref> to its current 5th edition.<ref name=JGa>{{Cite web|last=Grebey|first=James|date=2021-07-16|title=New D&D book explains why dragons are so important that they're half the game's name|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dungeons-dragons-fizbans-treasury-wild-beyond-witchlight|access-date=2026-02-25|website=SyFy Wire}}</ref>
=== TV === * In the animated series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', a lion turtle, a gigantic creature which greatly resembles the dragon turtle, appears to grant the protagonist Aang spiritual guidance and special powers. * A dragon turtle appears in the 1983 ''Dungeons & Dragons'' cartoon episode, "The Garden of Zinn", its poisonous bite setting up the events of the episode. These creatures have a dragon body and turtle shell, with some types having flippers.
=== Video games === <!-- Do not include Bowser from Super Mario without a source. His inspirations have been cited as the Ox King from "Journey to the West", and a Chinese softshell turtle. https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/ds/dsi/7/3 https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2018/12/06/les-confidences-du-dessinateur-historique-des-personnages-nintendo_5393660_4408996.html --> * The character of Yachie Kicchou (吉弔 八千慧), from the 17th mainline video game of the Touhou Project series, is an anthropomorphic tortoise dragon.
==See also== *Bixi - one of the 9 sons of the Dragon King *Chinese mythology in popular culture *Black Tortoise *Fuxi - the progenitor of the human race in Chinese mythology.
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