The famous Forbidden
City is a world of dragons. How many dragons on earth are there in the Forbidden
City?
Somebody counts the dragons in the Taihe
Hall and finds 12,654 dragons.
There are 19 dragons painted in gold in the
throne, 79 carved in the folding screen behind the throne. Plus dragons
carved in the golden table and other furnitures, there are 590 dragons in total
in the hall.
There are 6 golden pillars swirled by
dragons. The ceilings are painted with golden dragons all around, which amount
to 3, 909. There are 40 doors in the hall and 5 wooden dragons on each door,
which plus the dragons painted on the doors and windows there are 3, 504 dragons
in total.
There are over 9, 000 doors in the Forbidden
City. Then, how many dragons are there in the Forbidden City? They are really
too many to count.