A short distance from Horse Head Rock, another element in the Park landscape seems worthy of naming: Scholar's Stone. The shape of this feature suggests a mountain in miniature. Not in the tradition of Fairmount Park, where scholar's stones are more often in gardens, one might find beauty and inspiration by happening upon this outcropping in the Park.
Portland Classical Chinese Garden, with the pleasant name of The Garden of Awakening Orchids. Portland, Oregon.
Scholar's Stone is suggestive of the Asian appreciation of rock of the geological sort, as shown by the Chinese artist Xia Gui during the Southern Song Dynasty.
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