Zui Bai Pond, lotus and water lilies, 39

Zui Bai Pond in Songjiang, located at No. 64, People's South Road, Fangsong Street, Songjiang District, Shanghai, is one of China's famous classical gardens and also a representative of Jiangnan gardens. The garden covers an area of about 20 acres, with various ancient buildings, strange flowers and precious trees. It was built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty and has gone through hundreds of years of historical vicissitudes. It still retains many ancient buildings and landscapes, and is known as the "first garden in Jiangnan". It is famous for its clear pond water and beautiful scenery. There are many exquisite ancient buildings and garden landscapes in the garden, including "Zui Bai Building", "Qu Shui Liu Shang", "Nine Curved Bridge", etc., each of which is full of rich cultural atmosphere and artistic atmosphere. The lotus pond is a special attraction in the garden. Every summer, a lotus and water lily exhibition is held. At that time, the garden will display various rare varieties of lotus and water lilies, such as "red lotus", "white lotus", "yellow lotus", etc., as well as some very precious varieties, such as "gold lotus", "silver lotus", etc. The "Lotus and Water Lily Exhibition" this year was staged as scheduled, and this year is already the tenth.