The idea comes from an old poem reading, “When plucking up chrysanthemum by the hedge on the east, I catch sight of the South Mountains can be seen through the windows of the tower.”

    The Mid-Lake Pavilion and the zigzay bridge spanning the lake and dividing the water space create visual planes that enhance the feeling of depth. From the Mid-Lake Pavilion, one can enjoy the surrounding scenery.

    Situated at the top of the west mountain, the Flying Waterfalls Pavilion has water below falling overthree limestone mountains and falling water. Also, it serves as a warning to the former owner not to orge his ship sailing experience on the sea, and be prepared for danger in time of peace.

    On June 19,1775, the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty composed a poems after a tour of the Lion Forest Garden. Huang Xuan, the most well-known scholar of that time, had them inscribed on the stele to perpetuate the memory. The stele stood to the north of the wistaria in the Qing Dynasty and was set in the wall of the pavilion connecting a walkway in the early years of the Nationalist Republic when the Beis repaired the garden.

    Built close to the lake, the Flower Basket Hall is a unique structure. Its middle pillars in the shape of louts do not rest on the ground. And the ends of the pillars are carved with the design of flower baskets.