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Yellow Dragon Pool<br />
“It is the dragon make the water clever instead of the<br />
deepness of it.” Going through roots and rocks, and rushing<br />
downward along dark green precipice, waters<br />
straightly fall into the pool. It is said<br />
there is a untamed dragon in the<br />
pool, which often cause calamity.<br />
Later it has been subduded<br />
and kept in the pool by a Buddhist<br />
monk<br />
Dark Dragon Pool<br />
Dark dragon’s pool is divided<br />
into f ive chinks by a huge stone.<br />
Hanging from the stone, the five parts<br />
of water rush down to the pool. As the<br />
story does, there is a dark dragon inhabiting<br />
in the pool, so people name<br />
it after the dark dragon. The water is<br />
clear in the pool, which make people<br />
can not help drinking and playing<br />
with it.<br />
Three Ancient Trees<br />
“three trees stand in front of the<br />
temple, a tree and a bodhi”. Of three big<br />
trees, two are cryptomerias, the other is a gingko. It is tall<br />
and big, stalwart. It is said the tree was planted by Buddhist<br />
monk in the Jin Dynasty, but in fact it was done<br />
by monk in the Ming Dynasty. So it has a history of<br />
more than 400 years so far.<br />
Lulin Lake<br />
The Lulin lake was built in 1955 by piling up<br />
the dyke and building the bridge. The area is 130,000<br />
square meters, and water demand is 1,200,000 square<br />
meters. Surrounded by the mountains, the lake and the<br />
mountains set each other off. The rainbow-like bridge<br />
and mirror-like water make here a dreamlike place.<br />
Meilu Villa<br />
It was established in 1903 by Britain’s Lord Lannoze.<br />
The whole building reflects British winding corridors architectural<br />
style, and stresses the abstract beautiful rule of the<br />
building. It was transferred to the Mrs. Bali in 1922, and she<br />
presented it as a gift to Song Meiling in 1934. From then on,<br />
here became the summer official residence of Chiang Kaishek<br />
(the chairman of KMT). During the meetings of the<br />
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Mao<br />
Tse-tung lived here.<br />
Villa 359<br />
It was built in 1902 by<br />
priest Williams from U.S.A.<br />
north Presbyterian Church. The villa<br />
fully utilizes the topographical characteristic<br />
and occupies a commanding position. There is a kind of<br />
imposing manner out of the ordinary. Xiong shihui, the<br />
chairman of provincial government of Jiangxi bought the<br />
villa in 1932. During the meetings of the Central Committee<br />
of the Communist Party of China, Zhu De stayed here.<br />
Villas 286<br />
It was established by Kurchinan<br />
of the American missionary<br />
in 1903. In 1936, the National<br />
Government Ministry of<br />
Education bought the villa<br />
as its office on Mt. Lu.<br />
During the meetings of<br />
the Central Committee<br />
of the Communist Party<br />
of China, Deng Xiaoping,<br />
and Dong Biwu stayed<br />
here respectively in 1961 and<br />
1970.<br />
Former British Medical<br />
Hall Villa 438<br />
originally for British medical assembly<br />
hall, it was changed into little Christianity church<br />
in 1946. Chiang Kai-shek, Situ Leideng has prayed here.<br />
The building is influenced by the trend of architectural<br />
thoughts of European Renaissance and roman classics. The<br />
whole style is stable. During the meetings of the Central<br />
Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1950s,<br />
here is the middle and southern group meeting room.<br />
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