Lac Long Quan and Au Co

In the ancient land of Lac Viet, there lived a god named Lac Long Quan. He was the son of Kinh Duong Vuong—a mountain god and ruler of the kingdom of Xich Quy—and a water dragon. Because of his divine lineage, he possessed the majestic body of a dragon and held immense magical powers.

Eventually, a beautiful fairy named Au Co traveled to Lac Viet to witness the land's legendary beauty. When Lac Long Quan and Au Co met, they fell instantly in love and were soon married. When the time came for Au Co to give birth, she did not bear children in the usual way; instead, she laid a sac containing one hundred eggs. From these eggs hatched one hundred humans, all of whom grew with extraordinary speed into healthy, strong adults.

However, after many years of living together, Lac Long Quan turned to his wife and said, "By my very nature, I am a dragon of the water, while you are a fairy of the mountains. Our habits and customs are inherently different, and thus, we must live apart. Half of our children shall accompany me to the underwater palace, and the other half will remain on land with you. Yet, if either group encounters misfortune, the other must come to their aid."

Understanding their father’s wisdom, the hundred children divided themselves. Fifty followed their mother into the high mountains, and fifty followed their father into the depths of the ocean. Together, they became the ancestors of the Vietnamese people, who—to this day—proudly refer to themselves as the "Children of the Dragon and the Fairy."



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