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What is one pool and three mountains?

one pool and three mountains

In ancient Chinese myths and legends, there are three fairy mountains in the East China Sea, Penglai, Abbot and Yingzhou, which are covered with elixirs and inhabited by immortals with long life and happiness. Feudal emperors dreamed of eternal life and long-term rule. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built the symbolic "Yaochi Sanxian Mountain" in Chang 'an, "one pool and three mountains" has become the traditional pattern of royal gardens in past dynasties. There are five islands in Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace, among which Zaojiantang (referring to Nanhu Island) means Penglai, Zhijingge means abbot, and Fenghuang Dun means Yingzhou.

one pool refers to too much liquid. Taiye Pool is a fairly broad artificial lake, which is famous for its three sacred mountains. This layout of "one pool and three mountains" has a far-reaching impact on later gardens and has become a mode of creating pools and mountains.