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Lucky Knot Bridge
Lucky knot bridge (or knot bridge or knot footbridge) spans the Dragon King Harbor River in Meixi Lake District, Changsha, China. The 185 m long and 24 m high pedestrian truss bridge, which is bright red in colour, was designed by NEXT architects based in Amsterdam and Beijing and completed in October 2016. The bridge, which started out as a design for an international competition in 2013, was designed keeping tourist activities in mind. The design is inspired by a Möbius strip as well as Chinese knotting Chinese knotting, also known as () and decorative knots in non-Chinese cultures, is a decorative handcraft art that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang dynasty, Tang and Song dynasty (960–1279 CE) in China. This form of craft or .... However, mathematically, the bridge forms a two-sided surface, in which the top side of one of its pathways loops back to form the bottom side of the other pathway, so it is not a true Möbius strip. References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meixi Lake Park
Meixi Lake Park () is a public, urban park in Yuelu District of Changsha, Hunan, China. Covering an area of , the park was established in 2012 and opened to the public in 2016. Meixi Lake Park is bordered by West Fenglin Road () on the North, Third Ring Road () on the West, Taohualing scenery spot () on the South, and West Second Ring Road () on the East. It is a multifunctional botanical garden integrating recreation, physical activities, plant species collection and display as well as tourism. Tourist attractions The Meixi Lake Park is divided into several scenic areas, including Taohualing scenery spot, Meixi Lake, International Culture and Arts Center, Changsha Children's Playground, Peach Islet, Jieqing Islet, Gingko Park, and Waxberry Park. Meixi Lake The Meixi lake () is long and its surface area is . Jieqing Islet The Jieqing Islet () is long and wide, covering an area of . Peach Islet The Peach Islet () also known as Cultural Islet (), is located in the north of Mei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |