Nine-Dragon Wall

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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: Jiǔ Lóng Bì) 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". 邦君樹塞門, trans. by James Legge).

List of Nine-Dragon Walls[]

Nine-Dragon Walls in China:

• Beihai Park, Beijing. Built in 1756, it features dragons on both sides.
• Forbidden City, Beijing. Built in 1771, it is located in front of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
• Datong, opposite the Datong Prince's Palace
• Pingyao
• Hong Kong
  • Public Square Street Rest Garden, Yau Ma Tei. Located at the back of the Tin Hau Temple.
  • Wong Tai Sin Temple
  • China Resources Building, Wan Chai District (removed at the time of the extension of the building)

Outside China (partial):

• Haw Par Villa, Singapore
• Chinatown, Chicago, Built in 2003, it is a miniature reproduction of the wall in Beihai Park, Beijing.^[1]
• Mississauga Chinese Centre, Mississauga, Canada

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Nine-Dragon Wall in Beihai Park, Beijing

Nine-Dragon Wall in the Forbidden City, Beijing

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