Broken Bridge Remaining Snow is one of the Ten scenes of West Lake in the Southern Song Dynasty, in the area of Broken Bridge at the eastern end of Baiti in the northern part of the lake.
The area is about 2.61 hectares. White dike east-west across Gushan and the northeast corner of West Lake shoreline, divided into two lake surface for the south and north. Therefore, the view from the broken bridge at the eastern end of the Handbai Embankment is the most extensive view of the western Hunan and northern waters great location, especially in winter to see the West Lake snow scene for the victory."Broken bridges are among the most important bridges in the West Lake. The bridge was originally named after a local surname, according to one theory
The Duan Bridge, after which the pronunciation was the same, gradually became known as the Broken Bridge. The most popular expression is: When the West Lake snows when the sun rose, the snow melted on half of the bridge facing the sun, revealing a brown mark on the bridge. The Buddha's long white chain was broken, showing the scene of the broken bridge, which is famous for its broken landscape bridge".