The Japanese Lantern Park of the Emerald Valley

When the whole island became fascinated with the Oriental culture (back in the the 10th and then again in 12-13 centuries)the kings have built several Japanese and Chinese temples. After King Kleist restored the national rule, the temples were partially destroyed, and then opened again nut without the attributes of Oriental worship.

These are one of the views of the famous Japanese Lantern Park in the northern section of the Valley, where the Braided Rivers area starts. This is water lilies on the Yahalma river branch.

This setting is almost identical - on Glada River:


And these are the famous lanterns of the Lantern Park.Many of the lanterns have been brought to the island during the period between 12 and 15th centuries.