Located
at the center of the city of Datong, Nine
Dragon Screen was formerly the front screen
of an imperial palace. This glazed-brick
structure has nine dragons sculptured in
relief in five colors. As a symbol of the
ancient emperors of China, the dragons were
depicted fighting and frolicking in the
clouds above the blue sea. The screen is
45.5 meters long, 8 meters high, and 2 meters
thick. It was built more than six hundred
years ago, and is not only larger than the
nine-dragon screen in Beijing's Beihai Park,
but three hundred years older.
Located
at the center of the city of Datong, Nine
Dragon Screen was formerly the front screen
of an imperial palace. This glazed-brick
structure has nine dragons sculptured in
relief in five colors. As a symbol of the
ancient emperors of China, the dragons were
depicted fighting and frolicking in the
clouds above the blue sea. The screen is
45.5 meters long, 8 meters high, and 2 meters
thick. It was built more than six hundred
years ago, and is not only larger than the
nine-dragon screen in Beijing's Beihai Park,
but three hundred years older. 
