Since hills and streams, exotic plants and strange rocks weren't lively enough, swans, pheasants, peacocks, golden carp and even a pair of big Saint Bernards were brought in one after the other. All that and the dozen or more people who lived there during its prime--Chang, his family and his students--made for very bustling surroundings indeed.
當然，空有湖光山色、奇花怪石，總還不夠生動。於是天鵝、雉雞、孔雀、錦鯉、乃至兩隻大型瑞士聖伯納犬都陸續進駐園中，加上八德園全盛期的大千先生家人、門生等共十多人，的確可謂「熱鬧滾滾」。