The implication of advocating nature in China classical gardens

The implication of advocating nature in China classical gardens

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Since ancient times, people have admired and loved nature. The purpose of gardening is to satisfy people's ideal psychology and create a feeling of "being natural" in the artificial environment of artificial gardens. Whether it is Confucianism's "keeping up with heaven and earth" or Taoism's "heaven and earth are born with me, and everything is one with me", this idea of "harmony between man and nature" closely combines man and nature and constitutes the basic concept of classical gardening.

The theme of gardens is also deeply influenced by Confucianism, which regards the aesthetic object as a symbol of moral beauty, spiritual beauty and personality beauty. Confucian attitude towards life does not pursue material enjoyment, but pays more attention to the meaning and connotation of things, rather than purely extroverted forms of expression. Flowers and trees in nature symbolize people's spiritual strength, so as to compare people's thoughts and feelings, sublimate people's spirit to a new height, and attach importance to the meaning of things as the embodiment of the deep spirit of gardens. The planting of plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and other plants not only beautifies the environment, but also embodies the noble sentiment of literati. Bamboo is a widely used plant configuration in classical gardens and has always been loved by China literati. It is considered to be honest, noble and loyal, and implies a modest gentleman who treats others with an open mind. For example, Yuan Mei wrote a couplet for Yangzhou Geyuan: "The moon reflects a thousand words, first frost is high, and first frost is pregnant." From this couplet, we can see that it implies the author's admiration and pursuit of gentleman's character.