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| | the Fan Pavilion [edit this] | | With the stone table and fan shaped windows, the Fan Pavilion linking two roofed walkways around the corner looks like an open folding fan. The latticed windows has a design of pine, weeping willons and peach trees nearby. | Edit by: ch | |
| the Five Age-old Pines' Garden [edit this] | | In the regin of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, there used to be five towering old pines. The Lion Forest Garden was popularly known as the Five Pines' Garden. Later the trees were gone. During the reign of the Nationalistic Republic, the Beis purchased old pinus bungeana zucc, planted them in the garden and hung a commemorative table reading,“the Five Age-old Pines' Garden”. | Edit by: ch | |
| The Entrance [edit this] | | The entrance hall of the the Lion Forest Garden fronts south.Its main gate,known as the General Gate,has a tablet hanging from above with “the Lion Forest Garden” written by the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. | Edit by: ch | |
| the Asking Prunus Mume Pavilion [edit this] | | The love for pruns mume in China is traditional for it stands for the unyielding integrity of a pure and honest person in the face of adversity. Personified prunus mume often appears in prose and verse. Decorated with the design of prunus mume inside, the putting a Question to Prunus Mume Pavilion expresses the owner's admiration for prunus mume and freedom from vulgarity. | Edit by: ch | |
| the Bamboo Pavilion [edit this] | | Built across the lake, the Bamboo Pavilion is connected with the wid-lake island on the west and a double corridor on the east. There is a winding stream let to the north of the pavilion and the pure expanse of the lake and stong banks to the Sputh. From the Pavilion one is able to enjoy the delightful scenery of wilderness. | Edit by: ch | |
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