Copperplate of Throne for Viewing the Waterworks

Located to the opposite of Dashuifa, Throne for Viewing the Waterworks is the place for emperors of Qing Dynasty to appreciate the fountains of Dashuifa.

After the disaster of Yuanmingyuan, it has experienced vicissitude of more than 100 years. The surviving carved pillars and stone shrine and screen of Immense Ocean Observatory and Dashuifa still stand in the original place lonely, which become the image of Yuanmingyuan in people’s mind.