Sponsored by Ms. Dora Wu and designed by Prof. Freeman Chan from the Department of Architecture, CUHK, the Pavilion of Harmony was officially opened on 12 December 2003. Prof. Ambrose King, Former Vice Chancellor of CUHK and Former New Asia College Head, once praised the harmonious scenery as “The Second Best View in Hong Kong”.

Located between two student hostels Xuesi Hall and Chih Hsing Hall, one side of the Pavilion rests against a wall while another opens up to a vast space. Decorated with a glass canopy and bamboo on the side, it is connected to an accessible walkway. Engraved on a long metal plaque along the walkway is what inspired then College Head Prof. Leung Ping Chung to construct the Pavilion - Mr. Chien Mu’s “The Theory of the Union of Man and Nature”, written in 1996 when he was 96 years old. The calligraphy is by Prof. Lee Wun Yoon, Former Chairperson of the Department of Fine Arts, CUHK. The Seal of the Union of Man and Nature, designed by Prof. TONG Kam Tang Vincent from the Department of Fine Arts, CUHK, is also displayed. A big banyan tree was planted next to the crescent-shaped pool.

Architect Professor Chan once shared his concept behind the layout of the Pavilion: through the roundness, the pool and the banyan tree, he intends to infuse the essence of the Union of Man and Nature, as well as to reflect on the harmony between “Life” and “the Mandate of Heaven”.