Viewing Fish at Flowery Pond

Viewing Fish at Flowery Pond, one of the Ten Poetically Named Scenic Places of the West Lake in the Southern Song Dynasty, lies to the west of the south end of Su Causeway between the Small South Lake and the West Inner Lake, with an area of about 0.25 ha.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the scenic place was in the villa of the eunuch Lu Yunsheng to the west of Wangshan Bridge on Su Causeway. It was so named because it was located in the waters known as Flowery Pond and because dozens of rare species of fish were kept in a pond in the villa, which declined towards the end of the Song Dynasty. In 1699, the 38th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the scenic place was revived thanks to the Kangxi Emperor's travel to Hangzhou. It was reconstructed as a traditional garden on the isle to the west of Su Causeway between Yingbo Bridge and Suolan Bridge. Towers and pavilions were erected, and rockeries and a fish pond were made.

Opening Hours: All day

Address: West Lake Scenic Area

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