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The Nine-turn bridge (Chinese: 九曲桥) or Zigzag bridge is one of the features of Chinese Gardens, where the bridge is designed to turn several times, so one can enjoy viewing different scenes. The bridge is usually made of stones or concrete with decorated guard rails , and the angles of the turns can be at right angles, at any other angle ...
A zig-zag bridge is often seen in the Chinese garden, [1] Japanese garden, [2] and Zen rock garden. It may be made of stone slabs or planks as part of a pond design and is frequently seen in rustic gardens. It is also used in high art modern fountain gardens, often in public urban park and botanic garden landscapes.
Guyi Garden, a classical Chinese garden in a suburb of Shanghai. Some Chinese artists visiting Guyi Garden in 1915. Guyi Garden (Chinese: 古猗园; pinyin: Gǔyī Yuán) is a classical Chinese garden in the town of Nanxiang in the suburban Jiading District of Shanghai, China. [1] The garden is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the city ...
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Actual or physical bridges composed of eight segments can be found in Japanese gardens both inside and outside of Japan. The bridge consists of eight wooden or stone planks arranged in a zig-zag pattern, atop piles of wood or stakes. [16] [17] The winding zig-zag pattern promotes a slow crossing that allows different vistas to be admired. [18]
It is a traditional architectural element in Chinese gardens. [1] The shapes of the gates and their tiles have different spiritual meanings. The sloping roofs of a gate represent the half moon of the Chinese summers, and the tips of the tiles of the roof have talismans on the ends of them. A wall-less moon gate in Bermuda
The distinctive zig-zag bridge and Performing Arts Pavilion are popular spots at the reservoir MacRitchie Reservoir Suspension Bridge. MacRitchie Reservoir is Singapore's oldest reservoir. [1] The reservoir was completed in 1868 by impounding water with an earth embankment, and was then known as the Impounding Reservoir or Thomson Reservoir.