In addition, 1930, Mr. Zhou Cangbai bought half the East Lake. He first made gardens in East Lake, and was praised as "the father of East Lake" by the world. Zhou Changbai, a native of Wuhan, Hubei Province, was a famous banker, industrialist and patriotic democrat in modern China. At that time, he invested heavily in building a park, which was open to the public free of charge.