Jade Belt
Bridge high arched bridge built with traditional Chinese design.
Originally this design was for very practical purposes, to give access across
canals for pedestrian between paddy fields, and to permit barges traveling
along the canals to pass under it. The
Jade Belt Bridge also recognized as the Camel's Back Bridge.
It is
18th-century pedestrian Moon Bridge well located on the grounds of the Summer
Palace in Beijing, China. It is well-known for its unique tall thin single
arch. The Jade Belt Bridge is the most famous of the six bridges on the western
shore of Kunming Lake. It was erected in the years 1751 to 1764, during the
supremacy of the Qianlong Emperor, and was strongly built in the style of the
subtle bridges in the country-side of southern China.
It is solidly
made from marble and other white stone. The ornate bridge railings are adorned
with carvings of cranes and other animals and the clearance of the arch was
selected to accommodate the dragon boat of the Qianlong Emperor. The Kunming
Lake inlet to the neighboring Yu River and during special occasions, the
emperors and empress and their dragon boat would clearly pass under this
bridge. So please be sure, the Jade Belt bridge at the Summer Palace is on your
list of “Top Five” places to visit when you arrive
in Beijing, China. Chinese believe that this bridge is a link between the earth
and the heaven.
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