噴(pen)泉(quan)(quan)發展歷(li)史由(you)來已(yi)久，在(zai)中(zhong)(zhong)國，在(zai)《漢(han)書·典(dian)(dian)職(zhi)》中(zhong)(zhong)就有(you)記載：在(zai)漢(han)上林苑中(zhong)(zhong)有(you)“激上河水，銅(tong)龍吐水，銅(tong)仙人(ren)銜杯受(shou)水下注”的(de)(de)設施，由(you)此(ci)可見，早在(zai)兩千(qian)多年前(qian)的(de)(de)漢(han)朝，中(zhong)(zhong)國就在(zai)利用水來制(zhi)作景(jing)觀(guan)。在(zai)中(zhong)(zhong)國古(gu)代，噴(pen)泉(quan)(quan)多利用于(yu)園林景(jing)觀(guan)或宮庭建(jian)筑，古(gu)典(dian)(dian)園林更(geng)是(shi)追求融入自然，因(yin)地制(zhi)宜，以最少(shao)改變自然環境臆造(zao)清晰(xi)典(dian)(dian)雅、如詩(shi)畫一般(ban)的(de)(de)景(jing)觀(guan)。18世(shi)紀，西方(fang)文(wen)化開始(shi)進入中(zhong)(zhong)國，西方(fang)噴(pen)泉(quan)(quan)也傳入中(zhong)(zhong)國，最具有(you)代表性(xing)的(de)(de)就是(shi)圓明園，圓明園的(de)(de)整體建(jian)設有(you)著強烈的(de)(de)西方(fang)元(yuan)素，圓明園中(zhong)(zhong)最著名的(de)(de)噴(pen)泉(quan)(quan)有(you)“諧奇趣”、“海(hai)晏(yan)堂”、“大(da)水法”三大(da)噴(pen)泉(quan)(quan)，“海(hai)晏(yan)堂”中(zhong)(zhong)，“十(shi)(shi)二(er)生肖”像身穿羅漢(han)袍，表情形象(xiang)生動，每一個都可以噴(pen)水。“大(da)水法”的(de)(de)水池中(zhong)(zhong)央有(you)一只(zhi)銅(tong)鹿，四周(zhou)十(shi)(shi)只(zhi)銅(tong)狗口中(zhong)(zhong)齊射急流于(yu)銅(tong)鹿，稱為“獵狗逐鹿”。