[unwind]

Wikipedia [1] has some more details, but not too many on the main page itself.

Also from the top of that page I learned that "Loongson" means "Dragon Core" which to me as a westerner makes it sound very clearly Chinese (because dragons) but also a lot cooler (because ... dragons!). Nice.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loongson#LoongArch

[russli1993]

The loongarch spec

https://loongson.github.io/LoongArch-Documentation/LoongArch...

[wuxb]

Chinese dragon = snake with four legs. It can fly (magically). Western dragon = dino with wings. It can fly.

They're unrelated things. A Chinese dragon is more like a unicorn than a western dragon.

[sterlind]

don't both of them breathe fire, though?

[gunship_man]

In chinese mythology, long are also control for rain.

[Jeff_Brown]

Associating China with dragons seems like such a lucky PR win to me. How many countries are, outside of that country, associated with any mascot at all, let alone such a badass one?

Also it seems appropriate that the Western concept of a dragon is much less friendly than the Chinese one -- at least, judging from the dances.

[ficklepickle]

The Welsh have their own dragon (on their flag)

[BirAdam]

This was the reason for Dragon computers btw.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_32/64

[Woshiwuja]

Only one that comes to mind is the american eagle lmao