Garden Pond

　　One of the lakes on the gentle plateau of Changbai Mountain, covering an area of about 4 hectares. The weak-flowing river that flows out from the northern end of Garden Pond heads southeast for about 3 kilometers, then, after merging with the Red Earth Water at the eastern foothills of Chifeng, forms the Tumen River. Garden Pond is also called Buri Lake or the Place Where the Heavenly Maiden Bathed. Legend has it that this is where three heavenly maidens descended to bathe. Among them, the youngest sister, Fekulen, became pregnant after swallowing a red fruit during her bath. She gave birth to a boy who looked extraordinary and could speak at birth. His mother told him that his surname was Aisin Gioro and his name was Bukūri Yongšon. It is said that the Manchu people originated from him. In the 30th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Jianfeng, a provisional magistrate of Fengtian, investigated the entire territory of Antu in preparation for establishing a county seat. After finding Garden Pond on the ridge of Lao Ridge, he erected a stone stele by the pond in July of the first year of the Xuantong reign, inscribed with “The Place Where the Heavenly Maiden Bathed,” so that everyone could visit and see it.