What are the characteristics of ancient Chinese gardens?

Features of ancient Chinese gardens

(1) The art of gardening, "following nature"

"Following nature" contains two layers of content in the art of gardening. First, the overall layout, the combination should be in accordance with nature. The relationship between the mountain and the water, as well as the fake mountain peaks, streams, slopes, holes in the combination of various scenic factors, in line with the objective laws of nature landscape generation. Secondly, the image of each landscape elements of the combination should be in accordance with the laws of nature. Such as fake mountain peaks are made of many small stone stacking synthesis, stacking should be imitated natural rock veins, minimize the traces of artificial stacking. Pools are often made of natural twists and turns, high and low undulating shape. The arrangement of flowers and trees should be sparse and dense, natural form. Trees and shrubs are also intermixed, the pursuit of natural wildlife.

(2) Separation of space, integration of nature

Ancient Chinese gardens used all kinds of ways to separate space, mainly using buildings to enclose and separate space. Separation of space seeks to break through the limited space from the corner of the garden entity limitations, so that it blends in with nature, the performance of nature. To this end, we must deal with the shape and God, scenery and feelings, meaning and realm, virtual and real, static and dynamic, cause and borrowing, true and false, limited and unlimited, law and lawlessness and other relationships. In this way, the space in the garden is integrated and expanded with the natural space. For example, the use of leaky windows makes the space circulate and the vision smooth, so it is separated but not cut off, and plays the role of mutual penetration in space. Inside the window, delicate and colorful flower decorations, colorful patterns, with a strong ethnic flavor and aesthetic value; through the window, bamboo trees swaying, pavilions and buildings appearing and disappearing, the distant sky blue sky and white clouds flying, resulting in a deep and wide spatial realm and interest.

(C) garden architecture, in accordance with nature

Ancient Chinese gardens, there are mountains and water, there are halls, corridors, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, buildings, terraces, pavilions, pavilions, lounges, boats, walls and other buildings. Artificial mountains, stone lines, stone caves, stone steps, stone peaks, etc. show the beauty of nature. Artificial water, the banks of the twists and turns freely, the water ripples layer by layer, also show the natural scenery. All the buildings, their shape and spirit with the sky, the underground natural environment, and at the same time make the garden parts of the natural connection, so that the garden reflects the natural, indifferent, quiet, subtle artistic characteristics, and received step by step, gradually into a better place, small in the big and other ornamental effects.

(4) trees and flowers, the expression of nature

With the Western system of gardening is different from the ancient Chinese gardens on trees and flowers to deal with the installation, pay attention to the expression of nature. Pines and cypresses towering into the clouds, willow branches ah na hanging bank, peach blossoms several bombs - 28212 miles in full bloom and even the tree branches bend freely, the flowers welcome the fragrance of its shape and God, the meaning and the realm of the performance of nature are very much on the expression of nature Teachers and the law of nature, integration of nature, conformity to nature, performance of nature - this is a reflection of the ancient Chinese gardens, "heaven and man in harmony" national culture. This is the ancient Chinese gardens reflecting the "unity of heaven and mankind" national culture, is independent of the world's largest features, but also the fundamental reason for eternal artistic vitality.