Features of the Summer Palace Corridor

Features of the Summer Palace Corridor

1. The promenade, like a ribbon, closely connects the scenic spots in Qian Shan, and naturally divides the scenic spots into east and west parts with Paiyun Hall as the center.

There are pavilions in the corridor, and there are three pavilions on the east and west wings. These pavilions not only have a scenic effect, but also have a certain distance to lean against the corridor and play a supporting role.

The paintings on the promenade are the most precious works of art in the garden.

Gallery painting belongs to "Soviet-style color painting", which is the decorative art of China wooden structure building. Its characteristics are: the main picture is enclosed in a large semicircle (called "baggage"); There is no fixed structure, and artists create different pictures of the same theme entirely.

There are many kinds of colorful paintings in the gallery, including mountains, flowers and birds, landscapes and figures. Among them, the most fascinating is the story painting of people. There are more than two thousand paintings, no two of which are the same. 1990, the promenade was rated as the longest gallery in the world because of its unique architectural form and colorful paintings.

Extended data:

The Summer Palace promenade is located between the southern foot of Wanshou Mountain and the northern shore of Kunming Lake. It was built in the 15th year of Qing Qianlong (1750), and was rebuilt in 1888 after it was burnt down by the British and French allied forces in/860. The promenade starts from the Moon Inviting Gate in the east, ends at Zhang Shiting in the west, and passes through the Paiyun Gate in the middle, symbolizing the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is 728 meters long, with 273 rooms and 548 columns.

The promenade is famous for its exquisite architecture, twists and turns and colorful paintings. It is the longest corridor among ancient buildings and gardens in China. The promenade is also a colorful gallery, and every beam of the gallery is painted with colorful paintings.

* * *14,000 pictures, with bright colors and rich halls. The content of color painting is mostly the plots in the four classic masterpieces of landscape, flowers and birds, and China. Painters condensed the history and culture of China for thousands of years on this long corridor.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Summer Palace Corridor