What are the aesthetic characteristics of classical Chinese gardens?

The aesthetic features of classical Chinese gardens are mainly the structure that imitates nature and conforms to the laws of formal beauty.

1, dynamic imitation of nature

Dynamic imitation of nature is the most significant aesthetic feature of the ancient Chinese gardens standing in the world's gardens, and it is the vitality of the classical Chinese gardens that will never fail. Therefore, viewing the ancient Chinese gardens, first of all should grasp this feature.

2, in line with the structure of the law of beauty

The law of beauty of form is to make a thing of many elements of the content of the composition of a beautiful form of the law. For the garden, the law of formal beauty is the mountain, water, flowers, trees, buildings and other elements into a beautiful garden law.

The law of formal beauty is a group of laws, which mainly includes the law of neatness and rhythm, the law of symmetry and equilibrium, the law of proportion and harmony, the law of layering and order, the law of completeness and vividness, and the law of unity in diversity. Ancient Chinese gardens are all structures that conform to the laws of form and beauty. Under the action of the laws of form and beauty, they mainly formed the aesthetic features such as rich hierarchy, prominent subject, harmonious combination and unity of changes.

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Requirements for dynamic imitation of nature:

1, mastering nature

To master nature is to originate from nature, to reflect nature, and to learn from nature. According to the aesthetics of "the unity of man and heaven", to learn from nature means to seek the truth ("the law of heaven and the truth"), and to have a natural interest ("the natural interest of nature").

2, into nature

Into nature, is the garden and the surrounding natural environment into one. Integration of nature's purpose is to break through the limited space of the garden entity from the perspective, so that people have access to a wealth of aesthetic objects, especially the natural beauty.

3, conform to nature

Conform to nature, refers to the construction of the garden, including building mountains, pools, set flowers and trees, building houses, etc., are subject to the needs of natural beauty, and can not destroy the natural beauty.

4, the performance of nature

The ancient Chinese garden of trees and plants set up and processing, is very much about the performance of nature. That is, the trees and plants with natural color, no artificial traces of good.

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