Beijing Royal Gardens

Author: Wang Qijun
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Chinese garden art is the world's leading environmental art. This book describes the distant legends of Beijing's imperial gardens, such as the history of the lesser-known Three Mountains and Five Gardens and the evolution of the Summer Palace. It introduces the influence of Chinese philosophy on garden design, compares Chinese gardens with Western gardens, and explores the impact of poetry, calligraphy, and painting on Chinese culture's gardens. The "Forty Poems of the Old Summer Palace" showcase the magnificent scenery of the Old Summer Palace during its heyday. The accompanying DVD in this book presents the intricate historical changes, splendid garden landscapes, rare palace paintings, and exquisite garden design techniques to the audience. The book tells the distant legends of imperial gardens, such as the history of the lesser-known Three Mountains and Five Gardens and the evolution of the Summer Palace, introduces the influence of Chinese philosophy on garden design, compares Chinese gardens with Western gardens, and explores the impact of poetry, calligraphy, and painting on Chinese culture's gardens.