;seasons of the year. The Taihu
Rocks are usually used as decoration for beautifying gardens and
they are thin, crease, leak and penetration in characters.
The bronze mythical animal behind the Taihu Rock is known as Suanni
or some people call it Qilin. According to ancient Chinese
mythology, the dragon had nine sons, but none of them became a real
dragon. Suanni was one of the nine sons of the dragon. It was an
auspicious animal that could avoid evil spirits in ancient lengeds.
Suanni has the head of dragon, the antlers of dear, the hooves of ox
and the tail of lion.
(In front of the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity)
This grand hall is the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity. It was
first built in 1750. The name of this hall taken from a book
entitled ‘Lun Yu’ by Confucius doctrine means, “ those who are
benevolent canenjoy a long life.” This hall was the place where
Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi held audience and handled
state affairs when they were in the Summer Palace. For protecting
the historical cultural relic, we couldn’t enter the hall. So I
would like to briefly introduce you the decorations in the Hall of
Benevolence and Longevity. The arrangement of the hall has been left
untouched. In the middle of the hall stands an emperor’s throne
carved with nine dragons on design. There are two big fans on both
sides behind the throne which are made of peacock feathers. Behind
the throne there is a big screen with red sandalwood frame
and glass mirror inlaid. On the mirror there are 226 Chinese
characters of the word ‘Longevity’ written in different styles.
There are two scrolls on each side of the wall with a big Chinese
character ‘Longevity’ written on it. It was said that the word‘Longevity’ written by Empress Dowager Cixi. There are 100 bats
painted at the background of the scroll symbolizing happiness.
Well, please look up the two pairs of incense burners in the shape
of a dragon and a phoenix in front of the hall. They were used to
burn incense sticks to create the appropriate atmosphere. In the old
days, the dragon and phoenix were the symbol of the emperor and
empress. According to ritual, the dragons should be placed in the
center while phoenixes were to either side in front of the&nb
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