The North sea 9 dragon wall is faulty before, for use of an emperor makes a holiday before craftsman Qianlong, become a story pasted on with approval unexpectedly
Civil graph / door of 2 palms pointing to buddhist
Dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation, so, on royal building many carve has all sorts of figure of dragon.
The North sea 9 dragon wall is among them celebrity.
Somebody should ask: Why be 9 dragon wall, is 10 dragon wall? More than 10 satisfactory?
Actually, this is the expression that does not understand culture of Chinese ancient time.
9 in " Zhouyi " in express " in relief " , because the ancients assigns the number,the number that it is this world and shade are counted, odd for this world, even number is shade. In the 9 number that it is this world highest a the biggest, be " the key link of the path discipline also " . So, the 9 dragon on Long Bi, sure it is 9.
The 9 highest number that are in relief number, the 5 be placed in the middle that are in relief number are counted, so 9489 became imperial power and the emperor honour delegate. Design of 9 dragon wall and adornment or bright or dark contain is worn of symbolic imperial power and the emperor honour 9489.
Good, let us admire 9 dragon wall.
9 dragon wall separates a side, two sides is dragon completely. The manner that sees besides us beyond 9 dragon of each different, the design on backbone and prop up backbone also is dragon; Add up to on 9 dragon wall allegedly have dragon 635, I do not have number, do not know who has been counted.
Because dragon totem is in China to have disaster of disappear calamity cover, garrison post again curtilage, restful, lucky, the meaning such as money carry, so, the tourist contends for photograph and group photo of 9 dragon wall. Want to take the picture of piece of nobody, really difficult.
9 dragon wall is a kind of screen wall, it is the wall that is used at keep out line of sight in traditional structure. The 9 dragon wall of the North sea is big garden lens formerly door of Zhi Baodian hill, a screen wall facing the gate of a house before essence door. This temple suffer many mishaps in one's life, be gobbled up twice by conflagration, finally, only remnant 9 dragon wall.
One old man told a story before 9 dragon wall:
The word says Qianlong emperor comes one day the North sea is away for the summer holidays, see damage of 9 dragon wall is serious, let Ma Dechun of craftsman of for use of an emperor take a person to repair. Build bureau craftsman to not hesitate pains day and night fire, final fire goes out with former the glazed tile that color agrees completely. Be in however at the last gasp when, when artisan of a coolie is moving glazed tile, broke a few into pieces not carefully however, want to drive at this moment make had had not enough time.
Everybody is frightened foolish, the project ends, qianlong father should come of knock off.
Ma Dechun in succession counts day he closes himself in the home, think method undertakes redeeming.
As expected, qianlong father sees the 9 dragon wall that has repaired, dragon colour exultation, let internal affairs government office give the person such as Ma Dechun a lot of award.
The old person says, ma Dechun gave vulture to become dragon form glazed tile with a superior nanmu finally shape, just let everybody escape an a fatal disaster.
The old person is saying, still pointing to 9 dragon wall to let everybody look, say to there is a glazed tile on the body that counts the 3rd Bai Long from the eastern side, namely in those days Chun Yongnan woodcarving becomes equestrian moral character. As to which together, the old person smiles.
Looked a long time, did not see what differs.
Is the story written? Was not found out.
[Wen Tujun is achieve formerly, do not borrowed please carry! ]
