Gantang
Lake, situated in downtown Jiujiang, was an important military base during
the Three Kingdoms period (220-280).
Gantang
Lake is divided into two parts by a dike and bridge built in 821. The
Sixian Bridge still stands on the causeway which one crosses to reach
Yangyue Pavilion on the low hill overlooking the lake. It is well stocked
with silver and grass carp, and seagulls skim its surface.
Yanshui
Pavilion is linked to the shore by a zigzag bridge.Iit was built in 815
Bai Juyi, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, during his unhappy posting
in Jiujiang.
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