What role do plaques play in Chinese gardens

Plaque is a plaque hanging in the middle of the eaves of the interior and exterior of the building. Most of the inscriptions on the plaques are the names of the buildings, and a few of them are inscribed according to the context and use of the environment. Plaques of various forms, mostly black with gold characters or gold with black characters, white with green characters or green with white characters, etc., beautiful and generous.

Garden plaques, inscriptions, couplets, as flowers, trees, bamboo and stone is also an important factor in the composition of the garden, creating the mood. Chinese gardens use these cultural symbols "to point landscape, intention, the performance of the garden's artistic realm, guiding people to get the enjoyment of the beauty of the garden landscape", (Zhou Wuzhong) poetry, calligraphy, inscriptions not only create a simple and elegant atmosphere, but also play a role in accentuating the theme of the garden, the role of the dragon's eye.