Talk:Five-Pavilion Bridge

Reflects the moon from every arch
Chen Lifang (p. 178) and Luo Zhewen (《中国古橋》, p. 169) claim the bridge "was carefully planned so as to reflect the moon in every bridge opening during moonlit nights", which seems nice but also highly dubious for several of the short arches. Is it just wrong? or is there some missing context that makes it "true"? — Llywelyn II   08:42, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Gold coin
Kinda bizarre. Apparently the bridge was featured on an official PRC gold coin in the year 2000 with a 1 kg (32.1 oz.) weight and a nominal 2000元 face value. Not sure how notable it is, though, since apparently only 15 were actually minted. — Llywelyn II   08:48, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

24 Views of Yangzhou
LlywelynII, what are or were the 24 Views of Yangzhou under the Qing? I can't see a source and I can't find an answer online. TSventon (talk) 17:05, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Try googling "扬州二十四景" or "Yangchow" "24 views". No, I'm not making it up and, yes, within China it's notable. It's Yangzhou's (triple threat) version of the 8 Views trope. — Llywelyn II   19:49, 3 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Searching for "白塔晴雲" "四橋煙雨樓" seems to bring up the full lists, although finding a reliable and well-digitized Chinese source (as opposed to unreliable Chinese websites copying the information without attribution) might turn out to be a chore. If you're invested and don't mind, yeah, we'll eventually need a 24 Views of Yangzhou page off of the 8 Views one and you're welcome to cobble the first bit together. — Llywelyn II   19:54, 3 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you, 8 Views makes sense, but the fact should be referenced in the article. Googling "扬州二十四景" or "Yangchow" "24 views" did not help as the Chinese search brought up Chinese results, which I couldn't read, and I couldn't see anything relevant for the first one. The first result was a Youtube video about Yangchow fried rice with 24 views (presumably now 25 views). I wouldn't feel confident in starting an article where all or most of the sources are in Chinese. TSventon (talk) 11:51, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Date of construction
Note that gives the date of construction as 1755, albeit without a year in the Qianlong era. Not sure if it was 2 years of construction ending in 1757, he's wrong, or the other sources are. — Llywelyn II   20:00, 3 February 2024 (UTC)