What does it mean that there is a snake in the mouth of the bronze deer in front of the Le Shou Hall in the Summer Palace?

The bronze deer in front of the Le Shou Temple in the Summer Palace has a rope in its mouth, not a snake. The bronze deer in front of Leshou Hall, plus a crane and a big bottle, symbolizes the peace of Liuhe.

A pair of bronze sika deer, crane and vase are symmetrically arranged in front of Leshou Hall, which means Liuhe is peaceful. In ancient Chinese, "Lu, Liu, He and He" are all Rusheng characters, and "Lu" and "Liu" belong to the Rusheng one-room rhyme part of Pingshui rhyme, with the same pronunciation, and they are all pronounced as Lu. So "deer" is homophonic with "six" and "crane" is homophonic with "crane".

In the traditional culture of China, putting bottles indoors or outdoors means praying for peace. This is because the pronunciation of "bottle" and "bottle" in Chinese is the same. So two deer, two cranes and two bottles are homophonic, meaning "Liuhe Taiping".

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The architectural pattern of Le Shoutang;

Leshou Hall faces Kunming Lake, backed by Wanshou Mountain, facing Renshou Hall in the east and the promenade in the west. This is the best place to live and play in the park. In front of the main hall, there is the pier "Le Shou Tang" where Cixi takes a boat. The horizontal plaque with gold lettering on a black background is Guangxu calligraphy. There are thrones, royal pavilions, palm fans and glass screens in the hall of Leshou Hall. Next to the seat are two large disks filled with green dragon flowers, which are used to smell the fragrance of fruits, and four large copper stoves with nine peaches on them, which are used to burn sandalwood.

The west suite is the bedroom and the east suite is the dressing room. Indoor rosewood wardrobe is a relic of Qianlong period. Bronze deer, cranes and vases are displayed in the courtyard of Leshoutang. The flowers in the hospital include magnolia, begonia and peony. And the flowers are full of flowers, which means "Jade Hall is rich".

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