The Pagoda
The Reflection Water of Flowing Fragrances
The Fresh Water Pavilion Tea House
Garden Of Flowing Fragrances
Liu Fang Yuan translated means the Garden of Flowing Fragrances. A Chinese Garden is often compared to a work of art; a scroll painting composed of carefully arranged scenes. As you stroll through its pathways and pavilions, new vistas are revealed as if the scroll were being slowly turned. In the garden as in the painting several elements play a key role. Carvings of bamboo, pine, and plum blossoms are used to adorn ceilings. In Chinese literature these plant represent unity in perseverance, courage, and endurance because they flourish in the cold season. The water represents the ever changing, the rocks create harmony in the garden, balancing the ying and yang.
The weathered limestone rocks from Lake Tai line the waters edge evoking the craggy mountains of the Chinese landscape painting. Water creates an added visual dimension to the garden by reflecting the changing mood of the light, sky, and the clouds. True to the authentic nature of a Chinese garden it respects the site on which it is built.
Opened in 2007, the Garden Of Flowing Fragrance was built in the canyon north of the Japanese Garden. The area was the collecting point for water after a rainfall and deemed a perfect setting.
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