What's the difference between classical gardens in China and western gardens?

First, the process characteristics are different.

1, China Classical Gardens: The ultimate and highest purpose of China's gardening art is to pursue the spiritual realm of nature, so as to achieve the aesthetic purport of "although it is done by people, it is natural". It is well versed in the connotation of Chinese culture, an artistic treasure created by China's 5,000-year cultural history, a vivid portrayal of a nation's inner spiritual character, and a grand undertaking that we need to inherit and develop today.

2. Western Gardens: A beautiful natural environment and recreational environment created in a certain area by using engineering technology and artistic means, or by further building mountains, overlapping stones, managing water, planting flowers and trees, building and arranging garden roads.

Second, the historical background is different.

1, China Classical Garden: China Architecture, with a long history and brilliant achievements. The square or round shallow caves excavated from Banpo site in Shaanxi have a history of six or seven thousand years.

2. Western Gardens: The earliest gardens in the world can be traced back to Egypt in the 6th century BC/KLOC-0. From the paintings of ancient tombs, we can see that the gardens of priests and ministers adopt square planning, regular sinks and neat planting. The Assyrian hunting garden in West Asia later evolved into an entertaining forest garden. The fountain of the Peter Palace in Leningrad.

Third, the basic characteristics are different.

1, China Classical Gardens: China Gardens are based on the beauty of "harmony" between man and nature.

2. Western gardens: pay attention to the beauty of confrontation between man and nature, and make people have religious passion and fanaticism with the empty and closed internal space of religious buildings.

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