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Chinese dragon. med: 110x80x5 cm.
Fragment of the wall of the nine dragons. Imperial Palace, Beijing. 1771 A.D.
The dragon is a mythical animal, universal symbolic figure, found in most of the world's people, both Oriental and primitive cultures as in the classic. Arguably, China is where the dragon has reached a wider dissemination and representation. Feature of this dragon aesthetically, ruler of water and weather, the glazed tile facade of the nine dragons wall of the Imperial Palace.