When the flowers were in full bloom, the crimson petals falling down looked like dancing snowflakes, thus the name was adopted. After the Chinese flowering crab-apple trees died, Beijing mock oranges (Philadelphus pekinensis) were planted.
Description
This pavilion was constructed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty. originally, five Chinese flowering crab-apple trees grew in front of the pavilion.
The pavilion is a reflection of the Yang Xing Zhai (Study of Cultivation of Nature). Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong once appreciated flowers and composed poems with their officials in this pavilion. Emperor Qianlong once wrote a poem : "Where are the trees that grow more luxuriant and earlier that the others in spring ? They are those near the Pavilion of Crimson Snow in front of the Hill of Accumulated Elegance".
