Zixiao Palace Bridge
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·2022-08-20 23:32:13
In front of the Zixiao Palace Gate, on the right are the Fudi Gate and the Cijian Platform, on the left are the Wansong Pavilion and the Xiaobao Peak, and in front is the Yuji Pool. The water from the rocks on both sides converged into a three-meter-wide Jinshui Canal. During the Ming Dynasty, underground canals were dug to unblock the flowing water, allowing the mountain and water to pass through the small Baozhu Peak and flow to the Greater Baozhu Peak. It reached the summit of Mount Everest and "overflowed from its toes". This is the famous scenic spot of Zixiao Palace, known as "Silver Thread Piercing the Pearl". A single-arch stone bridge, named Jinshui Bridge, is built over the Jinshui Canal. It is 12.7 meters long, 5.2 meters wide and 3.1 meters high, with 69 sets of stone balustrades and watchtowers installed. The Golden Fire Bridge is ingeniously designed, making the drainage system of the Zixiao Palace visible when necessary and hidden when appropriate. This not only solves the drainage problem of the Zixiao Palace complex but also expresses the ancient feng shui thought of "gathering water to store wind and stopping water at the boundary". It has also created the humanistic landscape of "silver thread passing through pearls". It can be said to achieve three goals at once.