Standing on the top of the hill , a visitor commands a spectacular view of buildings of different shapes and sizes down below , their golden roofs glittering under the sun ; the placid , huge kunming lake dotted with rowing boats ; a 17 - arch bridge that connects an island with the lake s southern bank ; the long , winding west bank of the lake joined by six bridges ; and the distant west hills 、德辉殿、佛香阁就到了山顶智慧海。俯首下望,只见一片黄金色的琉璃瓦殿宇在脚下,昆明湖水一望无垠,波光云影上下流动,南湖中十七孔桥横卧波心,西堤六桥伏压水面,远望西山如黛。