
The garden walls
Lotus Moon Garden
A scholar's garden: moon gate, lotus pond and zigzag bridge.
In the Jiangnan Waterlands: a moon gate, a lotus pond crossed by a zigzag bridge, a pavilion, a covered gallery and the scholar's hall.
Three villagers of the waterlands live here, each with a trade and a name: the scholar (librarian) in the hall of the zither and sword, the gardener (farmer) in the covered gallery and the tea master (cleric) in the waterside pavilion. They trade in strings of cash instead of emeralds.