Although the mountain was a man-made hill and the water scant, the essence of scenic beauty was concentrated there.
After admiring a riot of flowers, there were pavilions and terraces, then marveling at the purples and reds, there were even more temples, ancestral halls, and archways.
A few guests from Hong Kong rarely visited the mainland, and this trip really opened their eyes.
Before the exhibition started, those who could enter were either rich or noble; at the very least, they had to have some connections. With few people and no restrictions, they could wander anywhere—the staff understood that those currently entering were not easy to stop, and picking a fight with them was something nobody wanted to engage in, so they just let these people roam freely.
The only concern was to prevent vandalism.
Yan Fei and his party spent their first day pretty much at the Chrysanthemum Exhibition, and they kept busy in the following days as well.