The ancient lotus pond, formerly known as Xiang Xueyuan, is one of the eight scenic spots in Shanggu, Baoding. Located at No.244 Yuhua West Road, Lianchi District, Baoding City, Hebei Province. It was built in Yuan Taizu for twenty-two years (1227), with a total area of 24,000 square meters, of which the pool water area is 7,900 square meters. The ancient lotus pond is a classical garden integrating gardens, palaces and academies, which has the beauty of China's northern and southern gardens.
There are mainly ancient buildings in the park, such as Chunwupo, Jinzhuo Pavilion, Pianliudong, Guanlan Pavilion, Lvye Ladder Bridge, Zaopo, Algae Swimming Hall, Gentleman Shoutang, Shuidong Building and so on. The beautiful Wanhongqiao, Quqiao and Baiyu Bridge, which were built in the Yuan Dynasty, are scattered in rockeries and forest lotus ponds, forming a beautiful picture of a "lake with poetry and scenery".
Cultural relic value
Four kinds of landscape paintings of the ancient lotus pond in Qing Dynasty fully reflected the elegant scene of the ancient lotus pond in its heyday, which not only provided us with strong evidence for understanding the engineering technology, artistic image and creative concept of garden construction at that time, but also provided valuable historical materials for studying the ancient garden architecture art in China.
The stone carvings in Huachi Garden in Gulian provide material data for the study of calligraphy and local chronicles, and have high material value. The ancient lotus pond not only has the charm of the royal court garden, but also combines the style and essence of the gardening art of China's north and south gardens, vividly embodying the characteristics of the times of Yuan, Ming and Qing gardens, and the gardening art has reached the harmonious unity of profound philosophy and perfect form.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Gulian Huachi