長廊彩畫長廊的枋樑上繪有人物、山水、花鳥、風景繪畫。其線條細膩，形象逼真，立體感強。其中約200幅人物故事彩畫出自民間傳說、神話故事、中國古典文學名著，內容豐富多彩，貫穿中國五千年歷史，引人注目。
The Summer Palace was first built in 1750, the 15th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It was burned down by the British and French invasion forces in 1860, and was rebuilt in 1886, during the reign of Emperor Guangxu. The Long Corridor has 273 sections decorated with more than 8,000 colored paintings, with a total length of 728 meters. It was named the largest painted corridor in the world by The Guinness Book of Records in 1990.
The beams of the Long Corridor are painted with colored human figures, landscapes, and flowers and birds, all very delicate, vivid, and true to life. The most fascinating of them are the over 200 paintings depicting historical figures, folk tales, myths, legends, and stories from classical novels and historical records. These works are rich in content, covering the 5,000-year history of China.
曹操獻刀CAOCAO PRESENTS A SWORD
曹操獻刀This is a story from the classical novel The Romance of the Tree Kingdoms. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, in 190, Dong Zhou led 200,000 troops to capture Luoyang, the capital city. He dethroned Liu Bian and made Liu Xie the emperor, with the title Emperor Xian, and himself the prime minister. He had the emperor and all the ministers under his thumb. A conspiracy was hatched, led by Cao Cao, who one day was discovered to be carrying a concealed sword, as he intended to assassinate Dong Zhuo. The quick-witted Cao Cao however pretended to have brought the precious sword as a present for Dong Zhuo, and thus escaped execution.
定三分隆中決策THE DECISION MADE IN LONGZHONG
定三分隆中決策This is another story from The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In 196, Zhuge Liang was living in seclusion in Nanyang. General Liu Bei, who wanted to restore the rule of the Han Dynasty, paid three visits to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage to ask for his help. Liu Bei was finally received by Zhuge Liang on his third visit. Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Bei give way to Cao Cao in the north and Sun Quan in the south and first take Jingzhou, then Xichuan, and finally the Central Plains. Later Zhuge Liang assisted Liu Bei in carryng out their plan made in Longzhong and built the ShuKingdom, determining the triangular balance of power of the three kingdoms.
周敦頤愛蓮ZHOU DUNYI LOVES LOTUS FLOWERS
周敦頤愛蓮Zhou Dunyi, of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), was the founder of a school of Taoism. As an official, he was renowned for his integrity. Resigning his post because of illness, he returned home to live in seclusion at the foot of Lotus flowers, and wrote a famous essay, entitled, "Love for Lotus Flowers," part of which goes: "Born in mud, lotus flowers are not sullied; washed by clear ripples, they are not coquettish." He expressed his firm will and attitude towards life by singing the praises of lotus flowers.
徐庶走馬薦諸葛XU SHU RECOMMENDS ZHUGE LIANG ON HORSEBACK
徐庶走馬薦諸葛From The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Xu Shu was Liu Bei's military advisor. Cao Cao, Liu Bei's arch-enemy, wrote a letter to Xu Shu in which he pretended to be the latter's mother, and begged Xu Shu to rescue her from Cao Cao's camp. When he left, Xu Shu recommended the master strategist Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei as his replacement.
