Dragon Pavilion [Kaifeng]

Located at the northwestern corner of Kaifeng City, Dragon Pavilioncovers 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 hall of the pavilion faces the south with a height of 13 meters of its base, and 26.7 meters for the hall. There are 8 imperial court rooms on each side of west and east respectively, together with the main hall forming a complete system of palace compound, inside the rooms, Chinese first big-sized wax works exhibition of Song Dynasty was built, 63 wax figures were established, they are so vivid and lifelike. On the both sides of the imperial road, there are Pan Lake and Yang Lake, two lakes are closely linked. And but 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 Mei. The entire garden not only has the majestic appearance of the hall in North China, but also with the feature of charming and elegant of the garden in South China.