The three-tiered marble terrace is shaped like the Chinese character "earth", and the three big Halls are located there. The marble terrace is 8. 13 meters high in the center, 7.12 meters at the edge, and it's easy for draining off rain water. The terrace is encircled by 458 marble balusters with dragon and phoenix designs carved on them. At the edge of each terrace, there are 1, 142 marble waterspouts in the shape of mythical monsters or dragon's heads, which would spout gushes of water during heavy rain and served as both decorations and rainspouts. They really demonstrate a perfect combination of the practical with the arts. When it rains, people can see a beautiful view of