New Top Ten Scenes of the West Lake-Yellow Dragon Cave Dressed in Green
This scenic spot is located at northern foot of Qixia Ridge in the North Mountain of the West Lake. In the “twenty-four scenes in Hangzhou” of Qing Dynasty, there was the scene “Yellow Dragon Cave Accumulated with Green”, of which the scene name “Yellow Dragon Cave Dressed in Green” is born out. The word “pour out” highlights the peculiar scene that the mouth of dragon between the spring pool and the steep cliff pours out water and the water bead curtain hangs upside down.
The Yellow Dragon Cave was Buddhism resort in Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty and was changed into a Taoist Temple at the early days of the Republic of China. Its front part is courtyard with holes and ditches at the back of it. It, integrating the real hills and artificial hills, and natural scenery and artificial construction, is one of the elegant and secluded gardens. In 1985, the Yellow Dragon Cave, integrating the connotation of religious culture and the landscape of temples and gardens, was built into an imitation antique playground. From the mountain gate of the Yellow Dragon Cave to the second gate, there is a long and winding travelling trails, where there are a lot of scenes for appreciation, such as ancient trees and long bamboos, flowers and grasses, clear pools, low walls and leaking windows.