'false mountain'. The water-worn limestone rocks placed throughout the garden are perhaps one of the most unique features of a classical Chinese garden. The rocks in this garden were imported from Lake Tai near Suzhou China & were chosen for their rough beauty. Called Tai Hu rocks, they are thought to evoke supernatural powers and entice lucky spirits into a scholar’s garden. This precarious false mountain at the center of the Garden creates the illusion of natural landscape from a man-made feat of engineering. The architecture of a scholar’s garden is meant to blend with natural elements, emulating the organic instead of standing apart. The Yun Wei Ting (Colourful and Cloudy Pavilion) at the peak of this false mountain imitates the boughs of trees.
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