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  2. Chinese dragon - Wikipedia

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    The three-clawed dragon was used by lower ranks and the general public (widely seen on various Chinese goods in the Ming dynasty). The dragon, however, was only for select royalty closely associated with the imperial family, usually in various symbolic colors, while it was a capital offense for anyone—other than the emperor himself—to ever ...

  3. Chinese guardian lions - Wikipedia

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    Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits. They are also used in other artistic contexts, for example on door-knockers, and in pottery.

  4. Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang - Wikipedia

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    Dapeng Jinchi Mingwang statue in the Hongwu temple. Legend holds that in primordial times, the original Phoenix , the leader of flying beings, gave birth to the peacock Mahamayuri and to the eagle named the Golden-Winged Great Peng. The peacock once consumed the Buddha, who managed to escape by cutting through her stomach.

  5. Dajue Temple - Wikipedia

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    Behind these three statues, facing the back exit of the hall, is a statue of Samatabhadra. On each side of the hall are statues of twenty devas. [5] On the wall behind these devas is a mural that dates from the Qing Dynasty. There is a large dragon carved into the ceiling. [6] Statues of the Four Heavenly Kings of Dajue Temple

  6. Ming tombs - Wikipedia

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    The Ming tombs are a collection of mausoleums built by the emperors of the Ming dynasty of China. The first Ming emperor's tomb is located near his capital Nanjing.However, the majority of the Ming tombs are located in a cluster near Beijing and collectively known as the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming dynasty (Chinese: 明十三陵; pinyin: Míng Shísān Líng; lit.

  7. Old Summer Palace bronze heads - Wikipedia

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    The original figures in a drawing before the looting with all 12 head figures The site of the water Fountain in 2013. The Twelve Old Summer Palace bronze heads are a collection of bronze fountainheads in the shape of the Chinese zodiac animals that were part of a water clock fountain in front of the Haiyantang (Chinese: 海晏堂; pinyin: Hǎiyàntáng) building of the Xiyang Lou (Western ...

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