Guangyuan Water GateⅠ

Being founded in Yuan Dynasty (1289 A.D.), the Guangyuan Water Gate is one part of the diversion works taken charge by Mr. Guo shoujing, a famous irrigation expert in Yuan Dynasty. This project is 3 years earlier than another irrigation project, named Baifu Water Project that also presided by Mr. Guo.

The entire Guangyuan Water Gate consists of the base part, the gate and the lock wall. In the two ends of the lock wall, two white-marble-carved beasts were mounted (Note: According to the Chinese folk tradition, such beasts, usually lions, tigers and dragons, can fight against the evil and protect people from diseases and disaster. Most of them hold their heads high with their eye opening round and look scared but lifelike). In history, the bridge of Guangyuan Water Gate was once acclaimed to be "the No.1 water gate of Chang River", possessing the functions of water gate, water transferring, dock as well as some other use.