245:
27:
226:
377:
269:: It is structurally stable, where a straight bridge might tend to tip due to the posts moving in the soft mud. Each segment of walkway mutually supports the next from twisting and tipping by being securely fastened to it. This is the same advantage possessed by a zig-zag split rail
143:
composed of short segments, each set at an angle relative to its neighbors and usually with an alternating right and left turn required when traveling across the bridge. It is used in standard crossings for structural stability; and in traditional and contemporary Asian and
Western
155:
When constructed of wood, each segment is formed from planks and is supported by posts. When constructed of stone, the bridge will use short or long rectilinear slabs set upon stone footings.
215:
of the current place and time moment – "being here, now". As it often has no railings, it is quite possible for an inattentive walker to simply fall off an end into the water.
409:
244:
26:
317:
728:
723:
402:
381:
713:
395:
418:
708:
667:
212:
34:
718:
454:
703:
429:
325:
181:. It may be made of stone slabs or planks as part of a pond design and is frequently seen in rustic
434:
546:
297:
238:
234:
265:
The post and plank version has an advantage when employed as a crossing of a muddy bottom or
733:
484:
444:
164:
145:
642:
632:
464:
178:
174:
657:
652:
494:
459:
198:
170:
697:
672:
551:
347:
677:
529:
149:
225:
587:
499:
489:
287:
49:
582:
565:
519:
514:
282:
194:
137:
97:
75:
602:
592:
570:
556:
509:
219:
201:
120:
376:
647:
622:
612:
607:
479:
292:
190:
186:
662:
627:
449:
524:
504:
469:
439:
218:
The zig-zag of paths and bridges also follows a principle of
Chinese
182:
140:
93:
38:
211:
philosophy and teachings, is to focus the walker's attention to the
207:
The objective in employing such a bridge, constructed according to
617:
597:
541:
536:
474:
387:
270:
266:
253:
243:
230:
224:
637:
577:
560:
249:
391:
208:
119:
111:
103:
89:
81:
71:
63:
55:
45:
403:
8:
19:
410:
396:
388:
309:
169:A zig-zag bridge is often seen in the
18:
7:
14:
375:
248:A zig-zag bridge across a small
25:
1:
256:at the Jardín Botánico Garden
159:Garden and ceremonial bridge
729:Japanese style of gardening
750:
229:A zig-zag bridge across a
162:
425:
348:"The Zig-Zag Bridge Myth"
193:gardens, often in public
24:
16:Type of pedestrian bridge
724:Chinese gardening styles
257:
241:
185:. It is also used in
35:National Palace Museum
247:
228:
430:Artificial waterfall
384:at Wikimedia Commons
328:on 23 September 2015
318:"The Zigzag Bridge"
21:
322:cultural-china.com
258:
242:
691:
690:
547:Herbaceous border
380:Media related to
298:Step-stone bridge
239:Shenandoah Valley
235:Boxerwood Gardens
130:
129:
741:
485:Garden buildings
445:Borrowed scenery
412:
405:
398:
389:
379:
363:
362:
360:
358:
344:
338:
337:
335:
333:
324:. Archived from
314:
165:Nine-turn bridge
146:landscape design
31:A Zig-zag bridge
29:
22:
749:
748:
744:
743:
742:
740:
739:
738:
714:Garden features
694:
693:
692:
687:
643:Stepping stones
633:Reflecting pool
421:
419:Garden features
416:
382:Zig-zag bridges
372:
367:
366:
356:
354:
346:
345:
341:
331:
329:
316:
315:
311:
306:
279:
263:
261:Standard bridge
179:Zen rock garden
175:Japanese garden
167:
161:
41:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
747:
745:
737:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
696:
695:
689:
688:
686:
685:
683:Zig-zag bridge
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
653:Sylvan theater
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
574:
573:
568:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
533:
532:
522:
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
495:Garden railway
492:
487:
482:
477:
472:
467:
462:
457:
452:
447:
442:
437:
432:
426:
423:
422:
417:
415:
414:
407:
400:
392:
386:
385:
371:
370:External links
368:
365:
364:
339:
308:
307:
305:
302:
301:
300:
295:
290:
285:
278:
275:
262:
259:
199:botanic garden
171:Chinese garden
163:Main article:
160:
157:
134:zig-zag bridge
128:
127:
124:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
105:
101:
100:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
47:
43:
42:
30:
20:Zig-zag Bridge
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
746:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
709:Stone bridges
707:
705:
702:
701:
699:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
673:Water feature
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
572:
569:
567:
564:
563:
562:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
531:
528:
527:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
496:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:
481:
478:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
453:
451:
448:
446:
443:
441:
438:
436:
433:
431:
428:
427:
424:
420:
413:
408:
406:
401:
399:
394:
393:
390:
383:
378:
374:
373:
369:
353:
352:rothteien.com
349:
343:
340:
327:
323:
319:
313:
310:
303:
299:
296:
294:
291:
289:
286:
284:
281:
280:
276:
274:
272:
268:
260:
255:
251:
246:
240:
236:
232:
227:
223:
221:
216:
214:
210:
205:
203:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
166:
158:
156:
153:
151:
150:water gardens
147:
142:
139:
135:
125:
122:
118:
114:
112:Design effort
110:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
51:
48:
44:
40:
36:
28:
23:
719:Stonemasonry
682:
678:Water garden
530:Shell grotto
355:. Retrieved
351:
342:
330:. Retrieved
326:the original
321:
312:
264:
217:
206:
168:
154:
133:
131:
704:Footbridges
588:Moon bridge
500:Garden room
490:Garden pond
288:Moon bridge
213:mindfulness
76:Pedestrians
50:Beam bridge
698:Categories
583:Monopteros
552:Jeux d'eau
520:Green wall
515:Greenhouse
304:References
283:Footbridge
202:landscapes
195:urban park
138:pedestrian
82:Span range
64:Descendant
603:Nymphaeum
593:Moon gate
557:Labyrinth
510:Gloriette
455:Belvedere
220:Feng Shui
121:Falsework
648:Stumpery
623:Pavilion
613:Parterre
608:Orangery
480:Fountain
357:10 April
332:10 April
293:S bridge
277:See also
191:fountain
187:high art
123:required
90:Material
46:Ancestor
734:Bridges
668:Trellis
663:Topiary
658:Terrace
628:Pergola
460:Cascade
450:Bosquet
237:in the
189:modern
183:gardens
148:across
104:Movable
72:Carries
56:Related
33:at the
525:Grotto
505:Gazebo
470:Exedra
440:Aviary
435:Avenue
177:, and
141:bridge
39:Taipei
618:Patio
598:Mound
566:Hedge
542:Hedge
537:Ha-ha
475:Folly
271:fence
267:marsh
254:Quito
231:marsh
136:is a
98:plank
85:Short
638:Shed
578:Lawn
571:Turf
561:Maze
465:Deck
359:2015
334:2015
250:pond
197:and
96:and
94:Post
67:None
59:None
252:in
233:at
209:Zen
115:Low
37:in
700::
559:/
350:.
320:.
273:.
222:.
204:.
173:,
152:.
132:A
126:No
107:No
411:e
404:t
397:v
361:.
336:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
