|  | Bridge of Eternal Peace
Yong An Bridge
Qiong Hua island is connected to the rest of the park by two stone bridges - one in the south and one in the east. There is also a ferry boat link with the north-west corner of the park.
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Circular City
|  | Cheng Guang Hall
Cheng Guang Dian
Qing Dynasty - 1690
The small citadel stands on a raised terrace of 4.6 meters high surrounded by a circular wall of 276 meters. It occupies an area of 4,553 square meters. There are many ancient trees in it.
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Qiong Island
|  | Yong An Temple (6)
Yong An Si
between 1651 and 1743
Yong An Temple is situated at the southern edge of the White Pagoda. Originally named White Pagoda Temple. it was built in 1651 by the first Qing emperor, Fu Lin, at the suggestion of the Tibetan Lama Nao Mu Han.
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|  | Di Ai Pavilion
Di Ai Ting
Qing Dynasty - 1751
To the West is the Di Ai Pavilion. The "Record of the White Pagoda Mountains Four Sides" was engraved there. Various scenes around the Qiong Island are also mentioned in the "Record". The inscriptions written by Emperor Qianlong were engraved on the stele in 1773.
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|  | Zheng Jue Hall (4)
Zheng Jue Dian
The second hall in Yong'an Temple keeps the images of smiling and plump Maitreya, the Future Buddha. He was a Vagrant Buddhist monk in the early 10th century with the secular name of Qici.
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|  | Pavilion of the Benevolent Causation (2)
Shan Yin Dian
Qing Dynasty - 1751
Just before reaching the White Dagoba is Shan Yin Pavilion. This is an elegantly designed square building with a cone-shaped roof. It is faced with glazed tiles of blue, green and yellow, the walls niched in 445 places with each tile made to look like a wood carved image of the reposing Buddha.
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|  | Fang Shan Restaurant
The Fang Shan Restaurant is an imperial court cuisine restaurant housed in an antique building. It boasts to offer the best imperial court dishes in the city - dishes and pastries based on recipes from the Qing imperial kitchens.
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