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Type of screen wall with reliefs of nine different Chinese dragons
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The Nine-Dragon Wall at the Forbidden City

A Nine-Dragon Wall or Nine-Dragon Screen (Chinese: 九龍壁; pinyin: JiΗ” LΓ³ng BΓ¬) is a type of screen wall with reliefs of nine different Chinese dragons. Such walls are typically found in imperial Chinese palaces and gardens.

Early reference to the tradition of putting a screen wall at the gate is found in the Analects, 3:22: therein, it is mentioned as a trivial ritual norm ("The princes of States have a screen intercepting the view at their gates". ι‚¦ε›ζ¨Ήε‘žι–€, trans. by James Legge).

List of Nine-Dragon Walls

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Nine-Dragon Walls in China:

Outside China (partial):

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Nine-Dragon Wall in Beihai Park, Beijing
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Nine-Dragon Wall in the Forbidden City, Beijing

References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Architecture Info - Nine Dragon Wall". Artefaqs Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Saint P Architecture Info - Nine Dragon Wall". Obserber. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

See also

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