the nine dragon wall

the nine dragon wall

Jiulongbi is a kind of shadow wall, which is used to block the view in traditional Chinese architecture. It is located behind the South Third palace outside Huangji gate in ningshou palace District of the Forbidden City.

Jiulongbi is 29.47m long, 3.59M high and 0.459m thick, weighing more than 300 tons. It is a single-sided glazed screen wall built against the palace wall. It was built in 1770 when the ningshou palace was rebuilt.

Historical origin

The upper part of the nine dragon wall is a yellow glazed tile veranda roof, and under the eaves are rafters, purlins and Dougong. The wall is decorated with blue and green on the background of cloud water, which sets off the majestic momentum of connecting water and sky. The lower part is white marble xumizuo, dignified and dignified.

The nine dragons on the wall are made of high relief, and the highest part is 20cm higher than the wall, forming a strong three-dimensional sense. The nine dragons are divided into five spaces by the cliff stones running through the center of the wall.

Layout structure

The Yellow Dragon is in the middle, with its front claws encircling each other, and its back claws pouting into the sea. The dragon's body is looped, holding the flame jewel under its head. Its jaw is wide open, and it is awe inspiring. There are blue and white dragons on the left and right sides, white for ascending dragon and blue for descending dragon. The two dragon heads on the left side face each other; on the right side, the two dragons are back to the road and relax, and the four dragons are chasing the pearls of fire, moving in spirit and shape, as if they want to break through the wall. On the left side, the Yellow Dragon straightens its chest and shrinks its neck, its upper claws stretch left and right, and its lower limbs protrude forward and extend backward; the purple dragon presses its left claw down, lifts its right claw up, and throws its tail forward.

The two dragons are full of motion, and the competition is vivid. At the right end, the Yellow Dragon bows its body and crossbows its back, and its posture is vivid; the purple dragon holds its head high and closes its belly, and its front claws strike the waves. It shows the wisdom and artistic talent of the ancient Chinese working people.

At the same time, Jiulongbi

It is also an important symbol of China's architectural achievements.

Important embodiment

Among the Yang numbers, nine is the extreme number, and five are in the middle. The system of the ninth five year plan is an important embodiment of the respect of the emperor.

The design of the whole screen wall not only divides "Jiulong" into five spaces, but also decorates the main ridge of the wall with nine dragons, sitting in the center and four dragons on each side. The two ends of the ridge is different from the top of other veranda, not decorated with animals, to line the Dragon directly to the eaves angle. Under the eaves, there are 95-45 pieces of dragon patterns between the Dougong, which make the whole building contain multiple 95 numbers in different ways. In addition, there are 270 plastic blocks on the wall of the nine dragon wall, which is also a multiple of the ninth five year plan. In order not to damage the dragon's head, it's very important to divide it into pieces.

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