Fanghu Shengjing - infographics

One of the Fanghushengjing Old Summer Palace forty king, covers an area of about 20 thousand square meters. Fanghushengjing basically completed in three years of Qianlong (1738 AD), located in the northeast coast of Fuhai Bay, four Yi House East.
The front of the three large eaves Pavilion, a "mountain" shape into the lake, the nine tower in the rear enshrines more than 2000 statues, 30 temples, magnificent buildings, is a famous landscape theme like a jewelled palace in elfland's hills, the attic is a temple building.
The layout of the whole complex is strictly symmetrical and inside, and another central axis connects the two groups of North and south. In the West there is a group of Fanghushengjing square full of artistic conception scenic Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon, the scenic is one of the Ten Views of the West Lake Old Summer Palace built in imitation of.
Dashuifa shape for the stone niche, like it. A large lion head below water, forming a 7 layer curtain. The front and bottom is oval chrysanthemum pond. There is a copper sika deer in the center of the pool. Eight water sprays from the antlers; and 2 servants have ten copper dogs. The water column is ejected from the mouth, and the deer is directly exposed to the water, splashing up the layers of spray. " Hounds chase deer "

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