Why Is Much in the Forbidden City Based on the Number

question 24

Multiple Choice

Why is much in the Forbidden City based on the number nine?

• A)Buddha's sacred number is nine.
• B)Zhu Di's astrological number was nine.
• C)The Chinese word for "everlasting" resembles the number nine.
• D)Feng shui design is based on the number nine.

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