The Classical Gardens Of Shanghai
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The Classical Gardens Of Shanghai
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Author : Shelly Bryant
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-01
The Classical Gardens Of Shanghai written by Shelly Bryant and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-01 with Architecture categories.
In The Classical Gardens of Shanghai, Shelly Bryant looks at five of Shanghai’s remaining classical gardens through their origins, changing fortunes, restorations, and links to a wider Chinese aesthetic. Shanghai’s classical gardens are as much text as space; they exist in art, poetry, and literature as much as in stone, rock, and earth. But these gardens have not remained static entities. Rather, they have been remodelled constantly since their inception. This book reflects this process within the constancy of traditional Chinese horticulture and reveals Shanghai’s remaining classical gardens as places representing wealth and social status, social and dynastic shifts, through falling family fortunes and political revolutions to search for a recovery of China’s ancient culture in the modern day. “Like a classical Chinese garden, this admirable and beautifully balanced book conjures up wider landscapes from within a small compass. It can be savoured on many levels: poetic and aesthetic no less than scholarly and intellectual. It is the next best thing to being guided through such gardens by Shelly Bryant herself.” —Lynn Pan, author of When True Love Came to China and Shanghai Style
The Classical Gardens Of Suzhou
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Author : Chaoxiong Feng
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
The Classical Gardens Of Suzhou written by Chaoxiong Feng and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Gardens categories.
Classical Gardens In China
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Author : Liu Tuo
language : en
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Release Date : 2011-10-10
Classical Gardens In China written by Liu Tuo and has been published by Shanghai Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-10 with Gardening categories.
Discover the deep, ancient culture of Chinese gardening with this colorfully illustrated and informative book. How did designers from the ancient dynasties combine flowers, plants, buildings, and ponds to create a work of art that expressed the thoughts and views of their time? How much did Confucianism, Zen Buddhism and Taoism influence their aesthetics? Answers to these questions are in the illustrated pages of Discovering China: Classical Gardens in China, where over 15 gardens unfold to reveal the culture and history of a civilization. An overall introduction to China's gardens, Discovering China: Classical Garden in China will not only enlightened you on the aesthetics of the Chinese garden but inform you on its history over the course of several dynasties. Classical Gardens in China contains in-depth analysis of: Yuan Ming Yuan (Old Summer Palace) Chengde Mountain Resort Humble Administrator's Garden Lingering Garden Yu Yuan (Pleasure Garden) And many more…
The Gardens Of Suzhou
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Author : Ron Henderson
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2012-12-18
The Gardens Of Suzhou written by Ron Henderson and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-18 with Architecture categories.
Suzhou, near Shanghai, is among the great garden cities of the world. The city's masterpieces of classical Chinese garden design, built from the eleventh through the nineteenth centuries, attract thousands of visitors each year and continue to influence international design. In The Gardens of Suzhou, landscape architect and scholar Ron Henderson guides visitors through seventeen of these gardens. The book explores UNESCO world cultural heritage sites such as the Master of the Nets Garden, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, and Garden of the Peaceful Mind, as well as other lesser-known but equally significant gardens in the Suzhou region. Unlike the acclaimed religious and imperial gardens found elsewhere in Asia, Suzhou's gardens were designed by scholars and intellectuals to be domestic spaces that drew upon China's rich visual and literary tradition, embedding cultural references within the landscapes. The elements of the gardens confront the visitor: rocks, trees, and walls are pushed into the foreground to compress and compact space, as if great hands had gathered a mountainous territory of rocky cliffs, forests, and streams, then squeezed it tightly until the entire region would fit into a small city garden. Henderson's commentary opens Suzhou's gardens, with their literary and musical references, to non-Chinese visitors. Drawing on years of intimate experience and study, he combines the history and spatial organization of each garden with personal insights into their rockeries, architecture, plants, and waters. Fully illustrated with newly drawn plans, maps, and original photographs, The Gardens of Suzhou invites visitors, researchers, and designers to pause and observe astonishing works from one of the world's greatest garden design traditions.
Chinese Classical Gardens Of Suzhou
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Author : Dunzhen Liu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Chinese Classical Gardens Of Suzhou written by Dunzhen Liu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Gardens, Chinese categories.
A Cultural History Of Classical Chinese Gardens
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Author : Yi Wang
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2015-03-01
A Cultural History Of Classical Chinese Gardens written by Yi Wang and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-01 with Architecture categories.
Gardens are a type of landscape art created by the hands of human beings. Chinese gardens are not only one of China's traditional cultural treasures, but they are also a unique charm of human cultural heritage.Literati gardens occupy an essential position among Chinese gardens — one of the three major genres of gardens in the world. The reason why literati gardens occupy an important position in classical Chinese gardens, and even in the entire system of traditional Chinese culture and art, lies in their exquisite architecture, exotic flowers and whimsical stones available for the exploration and appreciation of the literati. More significantly, gardens have provided a venue of daily life, academic writings, artistic creation, social gatherings, and other cultural activities for ancient Chinese scholars. Consequently, a wealth of traditional Chinese cultural factors is embedded in the intricate art of landscape architecture. The constant integration and interaction of traditional Chinese culture and gardens have in turn nurtured a unique Chinese garden culture.Chinese gardens are a critical embodiment of Chinese culture, distinctly exemplifying the ancient Chinese patriarchal system, the cosmology, the personality ideal, and other cultural elements. The evolution of the cultural history of Chinese gardens is in harmony with the overall process of the Chinese cultural history.This book describes the major genres, the characteristics, and the formation of classical Chinese gardens — as well as the relationship between classical Chinese gardens and classical Chinese culture and arts — in a more succinct, plain language. The publisher believes that this book will certainly provide the reader with an authentic and comprehensive overview of the Chinese garden culture.Published by SCPG Publishing Corporation and distributed by World Scientific for all markets except China
A Treatise On The Garden Of Jiangnan
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Author : Hongxun Yang
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-08-02
A Treatise On The Garden Of Jiangnan written by Hongxun Yang and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-02 with Social Science categories.
This book presents a study into the art of Jiangnan classical garden. Jiangnan (“the south of the Yangtze River”) refers to the water network region along the lower reaches of the Changjiang River (formerly known as Yangtze River), where Jiangsu Province Chinese gardens were primarily constructed during the 16th and 17th centuries of the later Ming and early Qing dynasties. The Jiangnan garden, an architectural space where artificial and natural elements are combined, represents the elite of classical Chinese gardens and serves as a prime exemplar for its northern counterpart, the Ming and Qing imperial gardens. The book pursues an interdisciplinary approach, combining historical information with case studies and other methods. Charts and pictures are used to supplement and reinforce the conclusions drawn from the macro narrative, enhancing the authenticity and readability of the historical monographs. It represents the first study of the classical art of landscape design in China, offering readers an insightful introduction.
The Craft Of Gardens
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Author : Ji Cheng
language : en
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Release Date : 2012-04-10
The Craft Of Gardens written by Ji Cheng and has been published by Shanghai Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-10 with Gardening categories.
With dozens of stunning photographs, this modern translation of a Classic text is a masterpiece of classical Chinese gardening. Ji Cheng's great work on garden design, the Yuan Ye or Craft of Gardens, was originally published around 1631 and is the earliest manual of landscape gardening in the Chinese tradition. This is the first complete English translation of Ji Cheng's seminal work. This Chinese gardening book is based on J Cheng's notes and experiences from his career as a garden designer, which he discusses at some length in his introduction> Since architecture is an integral part of the Chinese garden, much of the book is taken up with the design of different types of buildings and the integration of architecture with nature in the garden. Ji Cheng explains the religious and aesthetic principles underlying garden design and the appropriate emotional response to various effects. he then offers a down-to-earth series of instructions about the requirements of different types of sites, building layouts, architectural features, paving, the construction of artificial mountains, selection of rocks, and the use of natural scenery. This delightful book provides not only insights into Chinese gardening but also a unique perspective on Chinese culture and society in the late Ming dynasty. Full notes by the translator explain obscure points and introduce relevant aspects of Chinese culture, while an introduction by Maggie Keswick sets the book firmly in its historical context. Illustrations include not only Ji Cheng's original diagrams but also historical paintings and contemporary photographs of a number of outstanding gardens in the part of East China where Ji Cheng lived and worked.
China Showcase Library Class Ical Private Gardens
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Author : PATRICK. WALLACE
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-29
China Showcase Library Class Ical Private Gardens written by PATRICK. WALLACE and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-29 with categories.
The Chinese Garden
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Author : Joseph C. Wang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Chinese Garden written by Joseph C. Wang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Art categories.
Whether built for imperial use or for the enjoyment of a private scholar and his family, the garden is a centerpiece of classical Chinese culture. This book draws on a wide range of literary and artistic sources to present the fundamentals of Chinese garden design. Illustrated with photographs showing detailed views of sites in Suzhou and Yangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing, it explains the aesthetic principles and practical concerns of the designer. The "reading" of a Chinese garden that it offers is enriched by a greater understanding of the literary and artistic conventions involved in the gardens construction.