The
Nine Dragon Screen
 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.
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