龍生九子 Nine sons of ancient dragon 

常言道: 龍生九子,子子不同。  九子各有不同功用和特色。

今時不同,一般我們會看到九子在古建築屋樑上,以作為辟邪之用。

圖中所見為故宮建築群屋樑。

When we read Chinese mythology, there are plenty of stories talked about the nine sons of ancient dragon.  These nine sons are all different and they have their different functions and jobs.  Nowadays, we can usually find them on the rooftops of ancient designs buildings and people always use them to scare off unauspicious energy.  Pictures shown below are from the Forbidden City in Beijing.


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