Gardening theory

Author: Tong Jun
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: He began researching gardens before delving into architectural theory. Between 1932 and 1937, he traveled extensively to Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changshu, Yangzhou, and the Hang, Jia, Hu regions, meticulously examining gardens. He undertook this demanding, laborious, yet fruitful work by walking alone (he never took rickshaws), conducting field surveys, taking photographs, and creating maps. This work was incredibly rigorous, arduous, yet highly productive... ... Due to his profound expertise in both Chinese and English, his writing, whether in Chinese or English, is always classical, concise, and fluid, rivaling that of a literary figure.
Chen Zhi, Architectural Master
At the Beijing Library, I came across a brilliant and profound article by the esteemed Tong Jun in the Tianxia magazine on the beauty of Chinese gardens... ... Among those who pioneered garden research and writing in China, none are more deserving than the venerable Tong Jun. Mr. Tong is undoubtedly one of China's earliest garden masters.
Liu Zhiping, Architectural Scholar
Tong Jun was an outstanding architectural master, scholar, educator, and painter in China. As an architect, he left behind remarkable works such as the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nanjing; as an architectural scholar, he was a voracious reader and author, with his collected works Tong Jun Collection to be published; as an architectural educator, he was a master teacher with a legacy of students; and as a painter, he created hundreds of timeless masterpieces.
Wu Liangyong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Mr. Tong Jun was one of the pioneers in modern research on ancient Chinese gardens.
Guo Husheng, Professor
The author is a renowned architectural scholar and an authority on Chinese garden research. This book presents a detailed and refined examination of the history, characteristics, and distinctions between Chinese and world gardens, as well as the influence of Chinese gardens on both Eastern and Western gardens. The articles are insightful, accessible yet profound, precise, and convincing.