A citizen discount card is issued, 99 yuan a year, you can visit 22 attractions in Baoding City and County, unlimited times. The ancient lotus pond has a long history and was first built in the Tang Shangyuan years. In the 22nd year of Genghis Khan, Mongolia (1227), Zhangrouyi Town Qingyuan (now Baoding), painting the city well, Dingjujuan, Jiancheng Guo, and concurrently working to make a large number of garden craftsmen from Jiangnan, expand the garden, guide the northwest chicken from the spring and a mu of spring water, plant the lotus, build the pavilion, and store the animal fish and birds. Mingxuexiangyuan, for its private garden. Because of the lush lotus, it is called the lotus pond in the Ming Dynasty. The total area is 36 mu, of which the pool water area is nearly 12 mu. During the Ming Wanli period, it was converted into the water inspection office. After the Ming and Qing dynasties, the continuous expansion and repair, in the Qing Qianlong years formed the famous "Lianchi 12 scene". With the water heart pavilion (Linyi Pavilion) as the center of the scenic spot, the gentleman's long life hall, algae hall, Guanlan pavilion, Yu Jinting, Gaofen Pavilion, harp piano and other buildings and attractions around the pool, allusions. The pavilion and terrace are rigorously laid out and look up high; The water is full of hibiscus, the lotus pavilion is jade, the willow silk is Nana, the small bridge and the flowing water, the lake and the mountains, is an ancient garden pearl on the Langzhong Plain. There is a lotus pond academy in the park. The ancient lotus pond is also famous for the many inscriptions, including Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing generations of inscriptions nearly 100.