Humble Administrator's Garden

10. Garden Waterway

A corridor stretches from Thirty-six Mandarin Ducks Hall southward to an octagonal pavilion in the middle of a pool. The reflection of the pavilion in the water looks like a pagoda. Hence, the name Ta Ying Ting (Pagoda Reflection Pavilion). One of the most exquisite buildings in the garden, the pavilion is octagonal in shape in all its components, even to the window lattices. Liu Ting Ge (Stay-and-Listen Pavilion) lies northwest of Thirty-six Mandarin Ducks Hall. Fronted with a terrace, the pavilion faces lotus ponds on two sides. Its name was inspired by a poem written by Li Shangyin of the Tang dynasty.