Yellow tile roofs adorned with dragons were everywhere. The number of dragons determined the importance of a particular building--the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the most important ceremonial building in the Forbidden City, has 12.

| The Forbidden City | The Summer Palace | The Ming Tombs |

Copyright 2002 Alison Stuebe

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