Nine-turn bridge

The Nine-turn bridge (

, and the angles of the turns can be at right angles, at any other angle or curved.

The Nine-turn bridge is typically found in Chinese Gardens that were made during the

Gardens where the Nine-turn bridges are found

The nine-turn bridge is found in many Chinese Gardens worldwide, or lakes and ponds, natural or man-made.

• Yu Garden, Shanghai, China
• West Lake, Hangzhou - Quyuanfenghe (曲院風荷) ^[2]
• Geyuan Garden, Hangzhou
• Classical Gardens of Suzhou: Lingering Garden, Lion Grove Garden, Humble Administrator's Garden, etc.
• Huizhou West Lake (惠州西湖), Huizhou
• Macao
• Chengcing Lake, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Dahu Park, Taipei
• Bihu Park, Taipei
• Honmoku Municipal Park (本牧市民公園), Yokohama, Japan - Shanghai-Yokohama Friendship Garden
• Gifu City
  - Sino-Japanese Friendship Park
• National Arboretum, Washington, D.C., U.S. - Chinese Garden (under construction): a replica of Geyuan Garden ^[3]
• Luisenpark, Mannheim, Germany - Chinese Garden

Gallery

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  Lion Grove Garden, Suzhou
• 
  Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou
• 
  Macao
• 
  Chengcing Lake, Kaohsiung
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  Honmoku Municipal Park, Yokohama
• 
  Luisenpark, Mannheim, Germany - Chinese Garden

Zigzag bridge in Japanese Garden

Okayama City

, Japan

Zigzag bridges are sometimes found in

, but they are usually a simple wooden bridge without guard rails.

See also

• Architecture of the Chinese Garden
• Japanese Garden

References