Shizilin (Lion Grove Garden)
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This garden on the northern bank of East Lake in Changchunyuan includes the Congfang Pavilion built in 1747(12th year of Emperor Qianlon's reign) in the west and the Lion Grove Garden completed in 1772 in the east.Lion Grove Garden took after the shape and design of its famous namesake in Suzhou.More than ten pavilions and architectural structure dotted the scenery,which was renowned for its bizarre-shaped stones sculpted by skillful artisansfrom Suzhou.Emperor Qianlong composed poems on on ten occasions on the theme of "Sixteen Sights in Lion Grove Garden;"and these poems were inscribed on horizontal boards or stone tablets.
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The dilapidated arch of the Rainbow Bridge recently restored in its original site