Chinese Art Encyclopedia: Architectural Art Volume 3: Garden Architecture

Author: Pan Guxi
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Publish Date: 1991-06-01
Features: The garden art of ancient China, nurtured by the profound Chinese culture and the philosophical concepts of Confucianism and Taoism, has also formed a unique system in the history of world landscape architecture. Under the guidance of the principle of "learning from nature," Chinese landscape architects throughout the dynasties created countless gardens with mountains and waters as the core landscape. These gardens aim to express the essence of nature and fundamentally differ from the style of European gardens. The art of ancient Chinese gardens originated very early, but the gardens preserved to this day, with a few exceptions being remnants from the Song and Yuan dynasties, are mostly from the Ming and Qing dynasties. This volume focuses on introducing the brilliant artistic achievements of these gardens in terms of overall layout, individual buildings, indoor and outdoor decorations, and garden ornaments. This book is suitable for professionals and a broad readership for reference and reading.