South of Banpingshan (Mt. Banping) and north of Gueishan (Mt. Guei), the Lianchihtan (previously named Lianhua Pool) is the largest lake inside the Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, measuring about 42 hectares of surface area. Yang Fong- Sheng, the magistrate of Fengshan in 1686, first built this lake while constructing the Old Confucius Temple, with water taken from the Kao-Pin River and planting of vast number water lotuses (lian). Back then, at the height of summer when lotuses came to full bloom the pond was always richly perfumed by the refreshing floral scent, winning it the title of Pan- Shuei-He-Siang (the Pool with the Scent of Lotus), and the stature of one of the Fengshan Eight Scenes in the Qing Dynasty. In 1705, the 44th year of Emperor Kangsi, Magistrate of the time Sung Yung-Ching dredged the Pond once again and added more interesting features around it. Today, the Pond is further known as the Lian-Tan-Hsi-Chao (the Lotus Pond with the Glorious Sunset), a name derived from the magnificent interlaying reflections of Banpingshan and the Dragon Tiger Tower. At the west shore, temples stand in great numbers, some 20 of them within a 500 km range. The must-see attractions on the east include the Old Confucius Temple, the statue of Monarch Syuantian of Beiji (Bei-Ii-Syuan-Tian-Shang-Di), martial temple Ci Ming Hall (Ci-Ming-Tang), Spring & Autumn Pavilions, Wu-Li Terrace (Wu-Li-Ting) and the Dragon Tiger Tower.