page_title: Xiyang Lou
section_title: Xieqiqu
hierarchical_section_title: Xiyang Lou / Architecture / Xieqiqu
caption_attribution_description: 中文（中国大陆）‎: 养雀笼残迹 (东面). 建成于1759年 (乾隆二十四年), 中间为西洋式穿堂门, 因南北侧屋内笼养鸟雀, 故名"养雀笼". English: The ruins of the Yang Que Long (Aviary Gate) in the Xiyang Lou (Western mansions) section. On the grounds of the Yunamingyuan (Old Summer Palace) — in Beijing.
context_page_description: Xiyang Lou, are ruins of 18th-century European-style imperial buildings on the grounds of the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China. They are located in the northern part of the Changchun Yuan, one of the three gardens which once made up the Old Summer Palace, and cover an area of about 7 hectares.
context_section_description: The Xieqiqu (谐奇趣, lit.: Harmonious Wonder) is located in the southwest corner of the Xiyang Lou. The complex is noted for containing China's first European-style water feature. The basins of the key fountains had a floral layout (shaped like crabapple or chrysanthemum flowers); they were fed by bronze waterspouts in the shape of animals (rams, ducks, fish). Water for the fountains came from a water tower which was filled by a mule-drawn water wheel.
caption: Ruins of the Yang Que Long
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