Winery Yard and Lotus Pool
This typical West Lake scene has earned its fame since Song Dynasty (960-1279), when the lakeside area with an abundant growth of lotus off its shores was known as Crooked Courtyard., and was a location of a brewery. People said the smell of the lotus flowers and wine blended by the cool lake breezes was intoxicating. There are plenty of lotus plants still bloom off its shores. They stand gracefully erect in the lake, as if they know they has visitors coming to admire their beauty.
