The origin of the plaque for the first famous garden in West Lake

The name "The First Famous Garden of West Lake" was inherited from history, and the text on the plaque was inscribed by the famous calligrapher Sha Menghai. According to relevant information, the "First Famous Garden of West Lake" was built in 1905. It was originally a villa built by Liu Xuexun, a former Jinshi scholar of the Qing Dynasty. It has green waves and bamboo shadows, winding corridors, is adjacent to the lake and mountains, is elegant and fresh, and has " It is known as the "No. 1 Garden of West Lake". Xiaoyoutian Garden is located on the foothills of Nanping Mountain in Hangzhou. It is the first famous garden in West Lake. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it was known as the "Four Famous Gardens in the South of the Yangtze River" together with Zhan Garden in Jiangning Prefecture, Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou Prefecture, and Anlan Garden in Haining Prefecture.