Sias New Magical Chinese Garden - Scene 22

Faye and Bernice with Rock Waterfall

Rocks, symbolizing the eternal, and water, symbolizing the ever-changing, create harmony in the garden, balancing nature's yin and yang (or opposite but interconnected energies). Weathered limestone rocks from China's Lake Tai line the water's edge, evoking the craggy mountains of a Chinese landscape painting, while water adds a dynamic visual dimension to the garden by reflecting the changing moods of the light, clouds, and sky. Plants and flowers, too, serve a symbolic purpose in a Chinese garden, as well as a decorative one. Certain plants may represent the seasons (for instance, peach blossoms for spring or pine for winter), while others stand for attributes such as purity (the lotus) or uprightness (bamboo).