The Origin and Time of the Legend of the Dragon King

Dragon King is the product of ancient Chinese Dragon God worship and Poseidon belief combined with the Dragon King in Buddhist scriptures.

The Green Dragon God was named King Guangren, the Red Dragon God was King Jiaze, the Yellow Dragon God was King Fuying, the White Dragon God was King Yiji, and the Black Dragon God was King Lingze. In the second year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1863), the Dragon God of the Canal was also named the "God of the Dragon King of Yanxiu Xianying Divider", and the governor of the river was ordered to offer sacrifices at the right time. In "Journey to the West", the Dragon Kings are: Ao Guang of the East China Sea, Ao Qin of the West Sea, Ao Run of the South China Sea, and Ao Shun of the North Sea, known as the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas.