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nine-dragon walls (boundary walls, freestanding walls, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Dating from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) dynasties, large screen walls built of glazed bricks and tiles with reliefs of nine dragons, an imperial motif in China. These function as symbolic walls demonstrating imperial power, or screen walls, shielding the people behind it from malevolent spirits and influences. |
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nine-dragon walls (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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nine-dragon wall (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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walls, nine-dragon (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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nine dragon walls (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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九龍牆 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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jiu long qiang (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin),UF,U,U)
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negendrakenmuren (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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negendrakenmuur (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RM |
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........................ nine-dragon walls (G) |
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Dutch ..... Grote schermmuren uit de Ming-dynastie (1368-1644) en de Qing-dynastie (1644-1912), gebouwd van geglazuurde bakstenen en tegels met reliëfafbeeldingen van negen draken, een keizerlijk motief in China. Deze functioneren als symbolische muren om de keizerlijke macht te demonstreren, of als schermmuren om de mensen erachter tegen kwade geesten en slechte invloeden te beschermen. |
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