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圓明園之龍月橋所有龍舟由橋穿過雅致之極 No. 915, WAN-SHOU-SHAN.
圓明園之龍月橋所有龍舟由橋穿過雅致之極 No. 915, WAN-SHOU-SHAN.

圓明園之龍月橋所有龍舟由橋穿過雅致之極
No. 915, WAN-SHOU-SHAN.

Our selection of this small bridge was made as affording a capital idea of a style very common in China and that may be seen in almost any of the small hamlets.

This leads to one of the imperial pavilions in the grounds of Yuen-ming-yuen and is roofed in from the rain, or heat of the sun : the tiles are glazed yellow that being the imperial colour.