Actually, in the long river of Chinese history, the moonlit lotus pond has not created an ambience of mystery or tragedy, but has been seen as a pleasant place to escape the summer heat. There was no air conditioning in ancient times, so summer heat was unavoidable.
得意於水月的荷花，也被與蓮步生姿的窈窕淑女相提並論，但在中國歷史長河裡，荷塘月色，不生恐怖之氣，是消暑而暑為之退、納涼而涼為之生的好所在。