Jade Belt Bridge The bridge is located near the palace of the emperor of the Qin Dynasty, on the outskirts of Beijing. This is a wonderful arched stone bridge, striking the imagination of tourists in their appearance, form and grace.

This bridge is the most famous of the six bridges that are located on the western shore of Kunming, the lakes in Beijing. Its difference - in particular, a very high arch and thin, which artfully executed in marble and stone. Bridges such forms are called "moon bridges" - because of the similarity of the arched shape with a crescent. Such bridges are common in Japan and China because of its reliability and practicality - an unusual bending of the bridge allows the passage beneath a large high courts. All lunar bridges are equipped with wide comfortable staircase with steps and a handrail, so the transition over the bridge there is no difficulty.

Jade Belt Bridge The bridge has a second name "Jade Belt Bridge." During the construction of the bridge used different natural stones light shades, as well as marble blocks, which increased the similarity with jade. Bridge Railing decorated with engravings, which depict animals in China, as well as swans.

Jade Belt Bridge erected in 1751-1764 years. His great height due to the fact that under it was the imperial sail boat, made in the form of a dragon with a tail and a head. Dragon Boat is a very high and a large boat, a canoe, in which about 20 people.

Imperial boat is different in that it was the most comfortable for the monarch and his wife, and the rowers were only skilled and elite who have been kind of selection. Canoeing emperor was used in those cases when the family goes on a journey of the Emperor on the river, which were concerned with Kunming Lake.