Long Corridor

There thronged various architectures on the southern slope of the Wan-shou Hil，related and orderly.The Foxiang Pavilion compound stands in the middle，sided by pavilions and buildings of varied shapes.The 782-meter Long Corridor connects them with each other.In this way，the scenery ap-pears more orderly.

The Long Corridor was firstly built in 1750，destroyed by the war of 1860and then restored to the present state in the Emperor Guangxu’s reign.Itoriginally functioned as the shelter for the empress and concubines whenappreciating the beauty of Kunming Lake on rainy and snowy days.The lon-gest corridor in China now，the Long Corridor starts from the Yaoyue Gate and reaches the Shizhang Pavilion，equal to length of 273 rooms.Taking the shape of soaring bat，the Long Corridor composes the traditional Chinese picture offering birthday felicitations，coupled with the peach-like.Kunming lake.

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