The curious Symbology of the Nine Dragons in Chinese palaces

In your Trip to china, we will quickly see the importance that the Dragon has in the culture of that country. He Chinese dragon, which is shaped like a snake, is considered in China as a mythical creature that symbolizes the masculine (that) and represents power and authority.

Also, the Chinese Dragon in Chinese mythology It is the ruler of storms that manages water-related weather phenomena. But also, The Chinese Dragon was the symbol of the Emperor and is totally linked to number nine, which is the lucky number in China.

All these aspects of Chinese culture should be taken into account, since the way to understand the great presence that the Chinese dragon you will have during your visits to palaces and monuments in China.

Without a doubt, it will be in the Beijing Imperial Palace Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, where you will find outstanding examples of the importance of the Chinese Dragon and its relationship with the number nine.

On your trip to China you will see that palaces and other historical places are often decorated with groups of dragon figures. The greater the number of dragons in said set of figures, the higher the rank of the owner of the palace or building.

Only imperial buildings can be decorated with groups of figures of nine dragons, which represent the Emperor. In the Forbidden City You will find several buildings on whose roofs groups of nine dragons line up.

But in addition to these groups of dragons, in the history of China the walls decorated with ceramic panels depicting nine dragons have also acquired great relevance, of which three great examples are still preserved in that country.

It will also be in the Beijing Imperial Palace where will it be easier for you to see one of these Nine Dragons walls, which is 30 meters long and 3,5 meters high.

However, the Larger Nine Dragons Wall that is still preserved in China is located in the city of datong, in Shanxi province, and has 45 meters long and 8 meters high.

In Beijing itself, in the Behihai park, there is a two-sided wall, 27 meters long, 6,6 meters high, and a meter and a half thick. On both sides of the wall there are brightly colored glazed ceramics with nine dragons on each side.