The outline is like a pavilion

Kueruting was built in Qianlong period, commonly known as bafangting. It covers an area of more than 140 square meters. The pavilion has 24 columns and 16 square columns in three circles. The top of the pavilion is in the form of double eaves, with an open and stable shape. At that time, there was no east wall in the summer palace. In the north of the pavilion, there was a vast lake. In the south of the pavilion, there was a dry rice field. When you ascend the pavilion, you can see far away. The outline of the pavilion is like a pavilion, so it gets its name. Kueruting is so spectacular that it echoes the pavilions on the high platform of Longwangmiao island to the west of shiqikong bridge. This pavilion is the largest of all pavilions in Beijing, and it is also the best of its kind in China. There is a water outlet in the south of Kunming. When Cixi arrived at the Summer Palace by water, her boat entered the palace,

The outline is like a pavilion

Located on the east bank to the south of the new palace gate of the summer palace, the pavilion is commonly known as Bafang Pavilion. It was first built in 1752 and rebuilt in the reign of Emperor Guangxu. With the 17 hole bridge, Nanhu island in space against each other.

The pavilion faces south. The building area is 384.95 square meters, the plane is octagonal, with 3 rooms on each side. There are corridors, double eaves, eight ridges and a round top. There are 42 columns in the pavilion. Each side of the pavilion has a wooden plaque (a total of 8), engraved with Qianlong's poems.

Since March 2019, the summer palace has temporarily closed the interior of Koru Pavilion for the first time until October.

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Historical evolution

Kueruting was first built in 1752. At that time, there was no garden wall on the east bank. Kueruting could not only view the scenery from all sides, but also protect the garden.

In 1888, Kuo Ru Ting was rebuilt, using the old name of Qingyi Garden.

In March of the 29th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (1903), the double eaves were glued and repaired, such as a pavilion in eight directions. There is one platform in eight directions, and two platforms in the East and west of the south. The walls are glued on the surrounding surface to repair the shed. The wood decoration is used to repair the painting. In addition to the new eaves fine decoration, the rest of the water polished with new.

Renovated in 1951. In 1955, in order to save big red gold, the big dot gold of gold line was changed to the big dot gold of ink line.

Lightning protection equipment was installed in 1963. In 1880's and 1990's, oil decoration was renovated many times.

geographical position

The pavilion is located on the east bank to the south of the new palace gate of the summer palace, at the east end of the 17 hole bridge. The architectural form is relaxed, steady and vigorous. It is perfectly matched with the shiqikong bridge and Nanhu island in space. During the period of Qingyi Garden, there was a three story wangchan Pavilion on Nanhu island. Wangchan Pavilion, the pavilion on the east bank and the 17 hole bridge on the water constituted a tall building, a long bridge and a giant Pavilion. They were undulating in an orderly way, which was quite spectacular.

From March to August every year, swiftlets fly to Beijing to breed. Swifts inhabit in the cracks of beams of ancient buildings or antique buildings suitable for nest building. It is very suitable for Beijing swiftlet to nest and breed. Kueruting in the summer palace attracts a large number of swifts to nest and breed here every year. It is the most concentrated area of swifts in the garden.

environmental protection

On June 30, 2019, in order to protect the living environment of swifts in the summer palace, the summer palace took temporary closure measures for the first time since the peak of swifts breeding in March 2019. The temporary closure measures will last until October.

The four entrances and exits of Koru pavilion are fenced, so visitors can not enter the pavilion for the time being, but they can visit around. In this way, a quiet environment is created for swift breeding.

building structure

Kueruting, with an area of 130 square meters, is supported by 40 columns in three circles, including 24 columns and 16 square columns, with double eaves and eight ridges on the top.

The pavilion has octagonal double eaves, facing south from north, with a construction area of 384.95 square meters and a column height of 4.29 meters. It is surrounded by octagonal double eaves, eight ridges and sharp roofs, flower cages, and sparrows around the lower eaves. The caisson ceiling, with 16 animals, is octagonal in plane, with three rooms on each side. The big wood is six Lin, and the upper eaves of the Dougong are all decorated with large gold colored paintings. On the first level, a plaque is hung under the East eaves: the outline is like a pavilion. Inside the pavilion, there are three circles of 24 columns and 16 square columns supporting the inside and outside, with bluestone column foundations and octagonal shape under the columns. The front and rear eaves are the same on eight sides, and there are benches on the periphery. The pavilion is surrounded by an octagonal platform with a side length of 11.1 meters. Around the platform, a 1-meter-high Yuqiang is built, and a wooden gate is built on each side of the Yuqiang. Hupi stone platform, Mingshi corner column platform foundation, vertical belt type steps. There are eight wooden plaques hanging on the imitation beams in the pavilion. Two of them are poems written by Emperor Qianlong, and the other six are poems written by the Minister of Guangxu period for kueruting. The contents are extracted from some words in Wen Xin Diao Long, which are used to sing the scenery and praise the current politics.

Legend

Looking at Kunming Lake from the Buddhist Pavilion, there is an island in the green lake. The island looks like a tortoise shell. It is connected to the 17 hole bridge on the east bank. The neck of the tortoise is like a pavilion, like the head of a tortoise.

It is said that when Qianlong built the summer palace, he built a 17 hole bridge and a pavilion to trap the Dragon King.

One year, Qianlong expanded wengshanpo and renamed it Kunming Lake. In June of the next year, I don't know why there will be a flood all of a sudden, and the water will overflow the lake embankment. The Dragon King didn't know which waterway to take, so he reported it to the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor ordered the Dragon King to go out of the long river to the south into the Yongding River, and then to the East into the sea.

The Dragon King was tired of this old road. He went north as soon as he was happy. After crossing the Anhe bridge, he ran northeast along the Qinghe River. Dragon King across the Qinghe Dashiqiao, all the way feel very fresh, came up with water view. When we got to Longtan, the Dragon King took the water head and went ashore. It was amazing. Hundreds of acres of good farmland were flooded. Seeing that the Dragon King didn't obey the discipline, the Jade Emperor was so angry that he locked it in the Yannian well to the north of Yelu Chucai's tomb.

A year later, Qianlong built the qinzheng hall and moved the tomb of Yelu Chucai to the south. The Dragon King in Yannian well has no rules for several months. When I see that the stone people beside the tomb are active, why should I stay in the well and have fun? In this way, the Dragon King got out of Yannian well, hid himself and went to the theater building to see a play.

After watching the play, the Dragon King went into the corridor, visited the youliujia Pavilion, the Jilan Pavilion, passed through the paiyun gate, and went up to the Buddhist Pavilion and the fragrant world. From the world to heaven, the Dragon King wanted to see the wild scenery again, so he went down the mountain to Suzhou street, and went around to the West Bank unconsciously. After several months, it didn't matter that the Dragon King was carefree. When he was sleepy and tired, he lay down, hid his real body, became a tree, and soon fell asleep.

There are two night patrollers. When they arrive here, they lean against the tree to smoke. After smoking a bag of cigarettes, they knock on the ash. The knock was on the dragon's paw, which awoke the Dragon King. As soon as the dragon king turned over, they were all thrown to the ground.

The two patrollers were so scared that they ran back and reported the matter to Qianlong. Qianlong was surprised, and then he thought that the Dragon King had no place to live. Where is the Dragon King? Qianlong thought about it. Nanhu island was like a tortoise. When the southeast wind blows, the tortoise always seems to run towards the East dike. So he sent the Dragon King to ride on Nanhu island and suppress the tortoise. Fearing that the Dragon King would be unstable, Emperor Qianlong ran around to scare his wife and concubines, so he built a Dragon King Temple and made a gold body for him with mud.

The Dragon King lived on Nanhu island. After decades of not walking around, he was worried that the real body of the clay sculpture could not sell water, so it gave Qianlong a dream.

Qianlong met the Dragon King in his dream. The Dragon King said to Qianlong, "Nanhu island is too small. I have to move." Fearing that the Dragon King would change his face and make trouble, Qianlong agreed to build a bridge for it. The Dragon King was afraid of the Zhenhai copper ox, so he didn't dare to cross the bridge. He thought the place was too small. Qianlong pondered and said, "I'll give you a place, and I'll give you a place in all directions." the Dragon King was happy to hear that.

Qianlong built a pavilion on the south side of the bridge, which was intended to be square and eight fold. The Dragon King was trapped at once.

This Kuo Ru Pavilion is also called the octagonal pavilion.

Tour information

Tour route

1. Donggongmen Renshou hall Wenchang Pavilion Tongniu kueruting

2. Beigongmen - Suzhou Street - suyunyan Chengguan - shipang - Changlang - Wenchang Pavilion - Tongniu - kueruting

3. New palace gate - Tongniu - kueruting

Admission: free all year round

Opening Hours

Peak season (April 1-October 31) 6:30-18:00

Off season (November 1-March 31) 7:00-17:00

Address: the summer palace, Haidian District

Longitude: 116.27839291534

Latitude: 39.990223171887

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