sentences:  Because nine was considered the number of the emperor, only the most senior officials were allowed to wear nine dragons on their robes—and then only with the robe completely covered with surcoats.Lower-ranking officials had eight or five dragons on their robes, again covered with surcoats; even the emperor himself wore his dragon robe with one of its nine dragons hidden from view.There are a number of places in China called "Nine Dragons", the most famous being Kowloon (in Cantonese) in Hong Kong.