What's the difference between a real dragon and a Yalong? The difference between the real dragon and the Yalong is that the real dragon is the oldest in the dragon world and Yalong is the second in the dragon world. The real dragon is called Oriental Dragon in the East, also called Golden Dragon with Five Claws. Xiaolong belongs to the Yalong in the East. Little dragon doesn't have five claws of a real dragon, but four claws.