The oldest of China's three dragon walls, predating the Forbidden City by 300 years.

When people think of Datong, they think of "coal mines" But did you know that Datong is one of the nine ancient capitals? It was the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a secondary capital of the Liao and Jin Dynasties, and a key city during the Ming and Qing Dynasties This is why the Nine Dragon Screen is in front of the Datong Mansion It is 45.5 meters long, 8 meters high, and 2.02 meters thick It is three times the size of the Nine Dragon Screen in Beihai Park, Beijing 🐲The 5th dragon is the main dragon, the 1st and 9th dragons are the Kang dragons, the 2nd and 8th dragons are the flying dragons, the 3rd and 7th dragons are the visible dragons, and the 4th and 6th dragons are the hidden dragons 🐲All nine dragons have 4 claws, indicating that they are for the prince's use and cannot be usurped