Monday, December 20, 2004
Visited one of the palaces around Seoul. This dragon craving was on the ceiling of the throne room. See the seven claws on the dragons' feet? That's not allowed. The number of claws on the dragon is directly related to the size of the country. China would have 7 claws, Japan 3 claws and Korea 4 claws. However, one of the Emperors of Korea in his defiance asked for the Dragons to be carved with 7 claws to match China. Amazingly, this act of defiance went unnoticed. The reason? He had the dragons carved on the ceiling and since everyone has to keep their heads lowered to the ground inside the throne room all the time, no one could see the ceiling.
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