Beihai Jiulongbi

the nine dragon wall

synonym

Jiulongbi in Beihai generally refers to Jiulongbi (Beijing Beihai Yingbi)

Jiulongbi is a kind of shadow wall, which is used to block the view in traditional architecture. The nine dragon wall in the North Sea is the most distinctive one. There are dragons on both sides of the wall. Built in 1756, the wall is 5.96 meters high, 1.6 meters thick and 25.52 meters long. There are 18 red, yellow, blue, white, blue, green and purple Panlong on both sides.

Jiulongbi is the top of five ridges and four slopes. There are nine dragons on each side of the main ridge, one on each side of the vertical ridge, one on each side of the two kisses of the main ridge, one on each side of the body, one on each side of the front and one on each side of the body, one on each side of the East and one on each side of the East and one on each side of the East. There is a dragon on the Dragon brick under the simple tile, Longji and Dougong (252 tiles around, 251 tiles in Longji and 82 tiles in Longji). In this way, there are 635 dragons on the nine dragon wall.

Introduction to scenic spots

So refined Jiulongbi was originally a temple -- the gate of Dayuan jingzhibao hall, the screen wall in front of Zhendi gate. The temple was burned in 1900. Although it was rebuilt, it caught fire again in 1919, leaving only nine dragon walls. Chen Yunhe said in his poem, "today, there are new meditations in front of the nine dragon wall, often accompanied by surging crowds.". The temple site is now Beihai stadium. The underground stone foundation on the north side of Jiulongbi is the site of Zhendi gate.

geographical position

The implication of Architecture

Dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation. The design and decoration of the nine dragon wall contain the number of nine five, which symbolizes the imperial power and the respect of the emperor. Because nine is the highest number of Yang numbers and five is the middle number of Yang numbers, the number of 95 becomes the representative of imperial power and the respect of the emperor.

There are nine dragons in Jiulongbi, not eight or ten. Nine means "Yang" in the book of changes, because the ancients divided numbers into Yang and Yin numbers, odd number is Yang, even number is Yin. Nine is the highest and the largest of the Yang numbers, which is "the principle of Tao". Therefore, the dragon on the nine dragon wall must be nine.

On the top of the nine dragon wall, the dragon in the middle is the dragon, and on both sides are the ascending dragon and the descending dragon. Kowloon takes off in different ways. The dragon is dignified and dignified. The rising dragon is strong and powerful. The falling dragon is gentle and elegant. The implication is that all the sages can help each other to achieve a prosperous and prosperous world. In China, dragon totem also has the meanings of eliminating disasters and remedying disasters, guarding houses, peace, auspiciousness, fortune and so on.

cultural meaning

Dragon yellow, yellow is the most noble color, so the emperor's Dragon robes are yellow. The dragon is located in the center, whether from right to left or from left to right, is the fifth. The yellow dragon symbolizes the emperor. Because in the number of Yang, five is in the middle, so there is a saying that "the ninth five year plan is supreme".

As a matter of fact, there are more than nine dragons on the nine dragon wall. Apart from the nine dragons on the front, the patterns on the main ridge and the berm are also dragons, but the number is 95%. It's not only the number of decorative dragons, but also the number of materials used to build the nine dragon wall. The front of Kowloon is also reasonably distributed in five different areas, which also coincides with the number of the ninth five year plan.

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