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Black Dragon Pond

"A tree of cherry blossom accompanies a tree of willow, while a rose climbs to the tip of one of a tree's twigs." That is how the calm and exquisite view of the Black Dragon Pond is described.200 meters northeast of Heavenly Lake there is a very deep stone pond with dark green water, originally called Black Dragon Pond and now East Small Heavenly Lake. Black Dragon Pond has an outlet in the northwest with water flowing down along the stone, forming an approximately 30 meters long silver waterfall, In case of sunny days in summer and fall, if tourists observe carefully, they will find 7-color rainbow amidst mist and beads, magnificent and splendid.

There are growning over 500 kinds of flowers in its five compounds, their grace and beauty all defy description. It is therefore praised thus: "At Yuchuan the flowers of the four seasons are like embroidered brocade". Emperor Jiaqing and Emperor Guanxu conferred on it royal honours for its famed excellence.

At the north end of the park there stands the famous Five-Phoenix (Wufeng) Pavilion also called Fayun Pavilion, built in the 29th year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty (T601). It is the main building of Fuguosi Temple, with a height of 20 m. and in the style of flying cornices and threefold overlap. Since the ground floor has octagonal flying cornices, the threefold overlap makes up 24 angles; so from every viewpoint the pavilion looks like five phoenixes spreading their wings for flight. Hence its name. The structure is built on a noble scale, with elaborate carvings, redolent of antiquity and a strong local flavour as well as distinctive ethnic colour.

The pavilion was originally built on a mountain far away from the town. For the convenience of visitors, it was moved to this park and constructed by the side of Deyue Pavilion, to the mutual enhancement of their splendour. Its reflection in the clear water of the Jade Fountain makes the view all the more exquisite. In the 12th year of the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty (1639), the famous traveller Xu Xiake came here on his tour and stayed for eight days in the pavilion, which he took as a fortune.

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