Lake Ad Excellentiam

The first time I came to this place was when I was in high school anxiously waiting for my public examination result and came for the orientation camp. The entire campus was packed but there was this lake that got my attention right off the batch and it is called Weiyuan Lake or Lake Ad Excellentiam. Its Chinese name literally means «unfinished lake». I am not much of a philosophical person I believe with the bridges across the lake, I knew that there must be some kind of meaning behind this, so I went to ask quite a lot of students who were from one of the colleges there, Chung Chi college and surprisingly… none of them knew why it was called Weiyuan Lake…
Anyways, I remember back then the water condition was rather bad and you could see mosquitoes everywhere, IT WAS HORRIBLE, which reaffirms the notion that The Chinese University of Hong Kong is located in countryside and you would have lots of opportunities to be friends with little insects. Yet, I cannot disagree that this lake in fact is nicely constructed with the lotus blossoming and the Chinese pavilion which becomes a popular picture spot for graduates.
Who would have thought after a few months and I had become a student there. The only regret I had was I did not come all the way down to Chung Chi and have a picture there during my graduation as I spent most of my time atop the hill. However, for others, this lake certainly captions the essence of Chinese gardening; so bring your camera.