Scenery at the Wanshou Pavillion 万寿亭 at the Black Dragon Pool 黑龙潭
The Black Dragon Pool scenic area apparently is much larger than I anticipated it to be. After the lackluster scenery at the Black Dragon Pool, I continued to follow the trail here at the Black Dragon Pool. Having been to numerous Chinese parks, I won’t be surprised if I encounter numerous other things to see here. And sure enough, it came soon enough, the first structure I encountered is the Wanshou Pavillion. This is quite a common name for a pavillion. Wanshou means “Thousand Lives” or simply longevity.
Going to the Wanshou Pavillion 万寿亭 at the Black Dragon Pool 黑龙潭
The traditional looking pavillion was built in the typical Ming dynasty style and I was surprised to find out that it was a very new structure. This was built with the support of a Thai businessman from the M Group, Song Ti 宋提 who built this in commemoration of his mothers 80th birthday. It was interesting how it was built with Ming aesthetics and probably is for the best at least it won’t look out of place here. The pavillion now houses a small cafe where people can hangout and watch the scenery. It has a good spot but I didn’t see anyone patronizing the store. Anyway, I don’t plan to either.
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