Saturday, August 26, 2006

Hou Atop the Dragon Column


"White stone columns called hua biao flank many of the imperial buildings in and around Beijing. Carved in the form of a writhing dragon, the columns are topped with mythical beasts called hou, which were thought to report to the emperor." info from http://www.stuebegreen.com/wonderland/photos/tombs/pix0.html

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