PAI LUNG
Folklore of China
King of the Dragons
This is the name of a DRAGON in the traditions and folklore of China. The PI LUNG, also known as the WHITE DRAGON, was the DRAGON KING notable for being the only white dragon. Legend tells how a young girl answered the door of their home to an old man requesting shelter from a violent storm. When he had gone in the morning, she was found to be pregnant, and her outraged family ejected her. When the "child" was delivered, it appeared to be no mare then a ball of white flesh, which was thrown into the water, where it turned into a magnificent white dragon. The young girl fainted from terror and never recovered consciousness, but local people revered her as the mother of PAI LUNG. When she died she was buried with honor, and her grave became a shrine. PAI LUNG had a temple dedicated on Mount Yang Suchow in Kiangsu, where a tablet records the legend.
Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth