Selected Illustrations of Chinese Historical Gardens · Issue 4

Author: Yang Guanghui
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This issue includes the complete work of Ji Cheng, a renowned Ming Dynasty landscape architect, "Yuan Ye" (The Art of Garden Design); Volume 1 "Shi Lu" (Rooms and Houses) and Volume 3 "Shui Shi" (Water and Rocks) of Wen Zhenheng's "Chang Wu Zhi" (On Superfluous Things); as well as Li Yu's "Xian Qing Ou Ji. Ji Lu Bu" (On Leisurely Interests, Part on Dwelling), and other discussions on landscape architecture. "Yuan Ye" is China's earliest and most systematic work on landscape design and was revered by Japanese scholars as the "oldest classic in the world of landscape architecture." If "Yuan Ye" is a masterpiece by landscape architects, then "Chang Wu Zhi" directly reflects the landscape design philosophy of Ming Dynasty scholars, while "Xian Qing Ou Ji" embodies the garden design concepts of literati. Especially "Xian Qing Ou Ji," it can be said to be another world-renowned classic in landscape architecture following "Yuan Ye." This issue systematically reflects the landscape design ideas of China in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, serving as a reference book for understanding and researching classical Chinese gardens.