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  Dragon Pavilion Scenic Spot
 

Located at the northwestern corner of Kaifeng City, Dragon Pavilion covers an area of over 1300 mu, of which, 710 mu is water area. The whole park includes the mid-gate, the jade-belt bridge, imperial gate, screen, the imperial court room, dragon pavilion, the ruin of imperial palace gate of the Northern Song Dynasty, the tablet pavilion, the north gate and east gate, the building groups of longevity palace of Qing Dynasty. The other garden landscape also include Pan Lake and Yang Lake, Spring Garden, the garden of potted plants, the botany formation garden, one unique garden in Central China, as well as waterside corridor. The principle part of the Longting complex is the well-known Longting Main Hall, built in 1734 during the reign of Yong Zheng in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 AD). It is nine rooms wide in the front and 26.7m high decorated with yellowish-green glazed tiles, delicate sculptures and beautiful pictures. The double-eaved roofs warp upwards, giving the entire structure a look of elegance. Inside the Main Hall lies a huge black stone block called Dragon Stone around which thirteen rolling dragons have been skillfully and precisely engraved. Tradition has it that it is the place where ancient people received the imperial edict and where people enshrine the former emperors'memorial tablets. Chinese first big-sized wax works exhibition of Song Dynasty was also inside the rooms and 63 wax figures were established, they are the wax figures of Zhao Kuangyin, the first emperor of the Song Dynasty along with his high officials and ministers. They are so vivid and lifelike. On the both sides of the imperial road, there are Pan Lake and Yang Lake, the two lakes are closely linked. The water in Yang Lake is so clear, we even can see the bottom of the lake. It symbolizes the famous loyal and honest minister of Yang's family, represented by Yang Jiye; whereas, the water in Lake Pan is so muddy, it symbolizes the tricky and cunning minister Pan Ren Mei. The entire garden is majestic and charming in South China


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