One of the traditions is to release fish into the canal, which allows you to make a wish. Here is Mom wishing for my and my sister's health and happiness.
We stopped at the house and gardens of a former impresario in this area, which was a more compressed version of the grounds at Yuyuan Garden. It contained a beautiful horse-shaped rock from the same lake that the three stones in Yuyuan Garden.
We finished with late lunch at Jia Jiao Hong Lou, a restaurant at the entrance (not far from one of the ubiquitous KFC's that seems to have conquered the fast food imagination of the Chinese). After Sunny explained our collective food parameters (some vegetarian dishes, not too much salt or spice), the very competent waitress thought for a second, developed a game plan, and explained that she would just start sending out food that she thought we would enjoy. She did a great job. My favorite dish was salt and pepper shrimp, which was perfectly seasoned and impossibly tender under the crackle crunch of the shell.
The gluten puffs and egg with local fish was also tasty. After lunch, we were sent on our way by the owner's adorable dog.
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