The Bridge Jade Belt

A moon bridge is a highly arched Crescent-shaped pedestrian bridge, typical of gardens of China and Japan. It is highly functional, as it takes up little space and does not interfere with the movement on the water small craft. Equipped with a ladder and railing.

A classic example — the jade Belt Bridge (the"Audicao") at the Western coast of Kunming lake in Summer Palace of Emperor Qianlong. This stone bridge, built in 1751-64 years, arranged so as to pass under an Imperial boat.

Near the old Imperial Palace of the Qing dynasty on the outskirts of Beijing is an amazing stone arch bridge, is striking in its deceptive fragility and elegance of lines.

Bridge Audicao — the most famous of the six is located on the Western shore of lake Kunming bridges, mainly due to the fact that he is a very tall and thin arch, a masterpiece made of stone and marble with the architectural and aesthetic points of view.

Bridges of this form are called "moon" — because of the similarity of the arch with the shape of a Crescent.

Moon bridges are equipped with comfortable stairs with wide steps and a handrail, so that the transition through them is not too difficult.

Such pedestrian bridges are widely distributed in China and Japan due to its practicality — the shape of the bridge allows you to leave enough space for the passage of the river is quite large ships.

Arched bridges were the most common type of bridges in medieval China. They differ beauty and high durability. For a bunch of stone blocks used lime mortar and ox-blood.

Agazzano bridge (Jade belt) — one of the finest Chinese arched bridges. Built on the same bridge in Hangzhou, but with the features of local natural landscape.

Audicao (chin. UPR. 玉带桥, Pinyin: Yù Dài Qiáo, letters. "The jade belt bridge") — built in the XVIII century, the moon bridge, located in Beijing in the former Imperial Summer Palace.

On the railing of the bridge is engraved with cranes and other animals.

Bridge Audicao, famous for its high and delicate arch, the most famous of the six bridges, located in the West coast of lake Kunming.

It was built in 1751-1764 years, under the Emperor, who ruled under the motto "Qianlong" in the style of bridges, typical of the countryside of southern China.

Used in the construction of the marble and other building materials in white.

As the lake Kunminghu related to one of the rivers, in some cases, the Emperor and Empress went on a boat trip-dragon, and she had to pass under that bridge.

Of course, in the Imperial canoe sat 20 people — it was equipped with maximum comfort for the monarch and his wife, and at the oars sat the elite rowers that have passed a rigorous selection. Dragon canoe was used in cases when the Imperial family went on a journey through the associated with the lake river.