Introduction to Green Lotus Pond: According to legend, when He Xiangu returned to her hometown of Zengcheng Xiaolou on the other side of Lianhua Mountain from her travels, she remembered the hardships of quarry workers. She often came to Shili Gang and planted lotus flowers in the abandoned stone pond to let the fragrance of flowers wash the mountain. To deal with the miasma in the rocks, he taught the masons to cook soup with lotus leaves to relieve the heat.

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