<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">nine-dragon walls</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>boundary walls</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>nine dragon walls</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nine-dragon wall</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>walls, nine-dragon</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Dating from the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) dynasties, large screen walls built of glazed bricks and tiles with reliefs of nine dragons, an imperial motif in China. These function as symbolic walls demonstrating imperial power, or screen walls, shielding the people behind it from malevolent spirits and influences. ]]></note></mads>