Beijing Imperial Gardens ()

Author: Wang Qijun
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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 garden culture. The "Forty Poems of the Old Summer Palace" showcases the grandeur of the Old Summer Palace in its heyday. The accompanying DVD presents the intricate historical changes, magnificent garden landscapes, rare imperial paintings, and exquisite garden design techniques to the audience.