# Dragon Entry (龙入首)

> Dragon Entry is the last stretch of a dragon vein — a line of higher ground that carries energy — before it enters a site or house. On the compass it is recorded as a direction: the mountain through which the dragon enters, seen from the centre of the home.

- Vietnamese: Long nhập thủ
- English: Dragon Entry
- Chinese: 龙入首
- Chinese characters: 龙入首
- Also called: Long nhập thủ · Long Ru Shou · Dragon's entry point

## Explanation

"Dragon" is the long run of raised land — mountains, hills, mounds; "entry" is where it comes in. On plains and in cities, the dragon is often read as the higher ground and the solid mass behind the house.

The mountain of the Dragon Entry is usually compared with the house's sitting to see whether they agree.

## How Home Check uses it

On the Measure screen map you pin the Dragon Entry; the Home Check compass tells you which mountain it lies in relative to the centre of the house. — [Compass & site reading](https://myhomecheck.ai/compass)

## Related terms

- [Dragon veins](https://myhomecheck.ai/learn/glossary/dragon-veins): Dragon veins are lines that carry energy along ridges of higher ground — mountains, hills, mounds — like the veins of the earth.
- [Sha (surrounding landforms)](https://myhomecheck.ai/learn/glossary/sha-landforms): Sha are the mounds, hills or buildings around a site that shield it from wind and hold energy.
- [Sitting and facing](https://myhomecheck.ai/learn/glossary/sitting-and-facing): Sitting is the side a house leans its back against; facing is the side it looks out from.

## Questions

### Does a townhouse have a Dragon Entry?

It can be read, though it is harder to see than in hill country. Readers rely on the direction in which the ground rises and on large buildings behind.

### How do Dragon Entry and dragon veins differ?

The dragon vein is the whole line that carries energy; the Dragon Entry is only the final stretch where it reaches the site.

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Original page: https://myhomecheck.ai/learn/glossary/dragon-entry  
Other languages: [Tiếng Việt](https://myhomecheck.ai/vi/tri-thuc/thuat-ngu/long-nhap-thu/index.md) · [中文](https://myhomecheck.ai/zh/learn/glossary/dragon-entry/index.md)  
Updated: 2026-10-21