Riverview Pavilion is a three-story building built in traditional Han style. The roof proudly displays four sky-high ridges, and the terraces are decorated with carved beams and painted rafters. A golden plaque inscribed by Shu Tong, a famous calligrapher, enhances the antiquity and delicacy of the building. The first and second floors of the pavilion are exhibition halls. The top floor is a viewing room where visitors not only enjoy a spectacular view of the river and the city landscape, but can also read and write poetry, view paintings, and appreciate calligraphy. In the south of the pavilion is Guiyin Chamber, a name meaning sweet osmanthus tree shade, where some ancient osmanthus trees are located. When the mid-autumn is near, the sweet fragrance of the trees can be smelled up to several miles away. Further south stands Jingwu Pond and Xixin Pavilion. A stone horse near the pavilion is a memorial for Weiyan, a gallant general of Shu in the period of the Three Kingdoms. The Ning Chamber in the Xixin Pavilion houses a jasper sculpture widely regarded as one of the Eight Famous Sights of Hangzhong. The jasper takes the shape of a drum with a height of 103 cm and a diameter of 105 cm.
Related posts:
