Shanxi Travel Guide
The Nine-Dragon Screen of the East Street was built as a screen wall to go in front of the mansion of the 13rd son of first Emperor of Ming Dynasty.
Nine Dragon Screen, or Jiulongbi, was built in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in front of the residence of Zhu Guidai, the thirteenth son of the first Ming Dynasty em peror, Zhu Yuanzhang. The screen was constructed of glazed tiles and still remains intact today. It is over 350 years older and three times larger than the one in Beihai Park in Beijing.
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| Datong Tourist Attraction - Nine Dragon Screen |
With a history of more than 600 years. It is the largest Nine-Dragon Screen of China. On the 3 story high grand wall 426 pieces of colour glazed tiles were put together to form the pattern of Nine Dragons, the Sun, the Moon, cloud and mountains.
