There are many famous bridges, some with a long history, some with perfect buildings and some with twists and turns. But today I want to talk about this bridge, which is the longest bridge in the royal gardens of China. It is the 17-hole bridge in the Summer Palace. In detail, more than 540 lions on the 17 bridge have different shapes and are not symmetrical.
The Summer Palace used to be the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty. This is a garden where emperors play and rest, so there are many stories here. 17 bridge has a very long history. Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty once walked across the bridge and saw the clear lake without any accident. He immediately felt it and wrote a poem, and I also wrote two couplets. On the south side of the bridge, there is a couplet written like this. The first couplet is "practicing Ling Bo" and the second couplet is "Crocodile Yanyue".
Every winter, around sunset, a large number of photographers will come to this bridge, find a suitable location, repair the tripod and wait for the wonders of the 17-hole bridge. In short, when the sun goes down, all bridge opening on the 17 bridge will be dyed golden by the sunset. At first glance, it seems that every bridge opening is lit with bright candles, which is very warm.
The 17-hole bridge in the Summer Palace has the style of baodai bridge, which means it combines the advantages of the two bridges. As we all know, the lions in Lugou Bridge have different shapes. But the lion on the 17-hole bridge is even stranger. 544 stone lions are different. It is worth mentioning that the two stone carvings on both sides of the bridge and fence are magnificent and can be called the best of stone carving technology products.