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:

Outside China (partial):

  • Chinese Garden, Edmonton, Canada, Stone-carved and largest in North America. Located at the Chinese Garden at Louise McKinney Park. Began construction in 2019, open to public in 2021, finishing ornamental touches and donor plaques being added in Fall 2022. The back of the wall depicts the Great Wall of China.
  • 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
Nine-Dragon Wall in Beihai Park, Beijing
Nine-Dragon Wall in the Forbidden City, Beijing

References

  1. "Chicago Architecture Info - Nine Dragon Wall". Artefaqs Corporation. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

See also

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