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When we visit the Qiandao Lake of the ancient city of Sui'an, we will make a special effort to take some pictures of the "Jie Xiao" archway. If you look closely you can find an inscription on both sides of the two characters that tells a story.

宫保兵部尚书兼都察院右都御史总督浙闽等处军务粮饷××

兵部侍郎兼都察院右副都御史巡抚浙江等处提督军务×

钦命工部右侍郎提督浙江学政加五级记录十次李友棠

钦命浙江等处承宣布政使司布政使加五级记录八次王亶望

特授浙江分巡金衢严道加四级记录五次吴思诏

节孝

特×严州府正堂加五级记录七次×××

文林郎署遂安××加三级记录五次

遂安县儒学教谕钟元冶

儒学训导张日彩

大清乾隆四十二年岁次丁酉仲秋月 吉立

P.S. 'X's means the words are too blurry, and it is unreadable.

According to the inscription, this ancient archway is around three hundred years old, and there are 16 or 17 other archways that are in perfect condition under the water. Hopefully, in the near future we will be able to discover them as well.

The last picture is of Mark Brinn who comes from England and he is also the first diver who uses Close Circuit Rebreather in Qiandao Lake.

[ 2010-06-24 ]