Pe(e)king into China

This shot is from the Botanical Garden at Huntington Library in LA. It was a brutally hot summer day. The desert garden reaaally felt like one. Nevertheless, it was a beautiful place and they certainly had their shit together. Some top notch horticulture practices going on here.
We were able to retreat into the Chinese garden for some much needed shade and bending around the corner, I saw this gem of a sight: