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The Summer Palace (YiHeYuan) |
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The Summer Palace (YiHeYuan) |
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 Introduction MapHistorySuZhou
Market StreetTibetan
Style Temple (1)Tibetan
Style Temple (2)DuoBao
Glazed PagodaTop
of Longevity HillThrough
a Picture ScrollThe
Long CorridorKunMing
LakeTower
of Buddhist Fragrance (1)Tower
of Buddhist Fragrance (2)The
Marble BoatDragon
BoatsHeading
WestThe
Naval AcademyWonderful
BridgesBeautiful
Scenery (1)Beautiful
Scenery (2)The
Jade Belt BridgeThe
Grand PavilionThe
17 Arch BridgeEmperor's
Administration AreaThe
Chinese Opera
TheatreGarden
of Harmonious InterestsRelaxing
at the Summer PalaceSunset
at the Summer Palace (1)Sunset
at the Summer Palace (2)Other
Places of Interest
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The Long CorridorThe 'Long Corridor' is a covered walkway, 795 yards (2,238 feet) long that runs by Kunming lake. It is the longest walkway in any Chinese garden.
The Long Corridor has over 14,000 traditional Chinese paintings on the beams and crossbeams. Look up and along every pillar and crevice you will see the paintings of scenes from West Lake in HuangZhou (at the far end of China's Grand Canal to the south), episodes from Chinese classic literature, flowers, architecture and landscapes.
Because the paintings need to be touched up every 12 years to keep them from fading and the work of the artisans has varied over the years, the intricacies of the art is sometimes lost, but it is still breathtaking to behold.
The corridor is interspersed with a quartet of double-eave octagonal pavilions symbolizing each of the four seasons.
The function of corridors in Chinese garden architecture is to offer a sheltered passageway from direct sun as well as inclement weather when passing between buildings.
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