Nine Dragons Wall (Datong)
The glazed nine-dragon wall of Datong ( Chinese 大同 九龍壁 / 大同 九龙壁 , Pinyin Dàtóng Jiǔlóngbì ) is a so-called Yingbi ( 影壁 - "shadow wall "). It was built around 1392 in front of Prince Hongwu's palace, which has since been destroyed. The prince was the 13th son of Zhu Yuanzhang , the first emperor of the Ming dynasty. On the 45.5 m long, 8 m high and 2 m wide wall there are depictions of various animals, including nine dragons. Dragons are an imperial symbol in China; the number nine, on the other hand, indicates longevity. The wall served as a privacy screen and should also keep evil spirits away. Datong's Nine Dragon Wall is considered to be the oldest and largest in China. In front of the wall is a pond with a small stone bridge.
In addition to Datong, there are various nine-dragon walls in the Forbidden City and Beihai Park in Beijing, as well as copies of them in other cities in China , such as in the park near Market Street or in the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Kowloon , Hong Kong .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Neun Drachen Wand ( memento from February 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). In: www.chinareiseexperte.de, accessed on May 21, 2020.
- ^ Bernhard Peter: Datong: Neundrachenwand. In: www.kultur-in-asien.de. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
Coordinates: 40 ° 5 ′ 30.6 ″ N , 113 ° 17 ′ 48.8 ″ E