Bright Attic

    The attic was also named from a poem. The emperor once took it as his imperial palace for short stays in south China in the eight year of Emperor Kangxi Reign in the Qing Dynasty (1616?1911). Later in the tenth year of Emperor Xiangfeng Reign, it was ruined by fire. The existing building today traveler see was built in 1930 by the monk Xuan Leng. Here displays a set of furniture in the Ming Dynasty (1368?1644 ) in high rate workmanship. Standing here and looking over the Shi Shan (Lion Hill), traveler may find the hill like a lion lying on the ground and looking back on Huqiu (Tiger Hill), which is another famous view spot.

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