Architectural characteristics of classical gardens

One of the most important features of ancient architecture in architectural structure. Because the ancient buildings in China are mainly wooden frame structures, that is, wooden columns and beams form the frame of the house, and the weight of the roof and eaves is transferred to the columns through the beam frame, and the wall only plays the role of partition, not the structural part that bears the weight of the house.

2. Layout of courtyard groups

From the images of ancient buildings in ancient documents and paintings to existing ancient buildings, the plane layout of ancient buildings in China has a concise organization law.

3. Various artistic images

As mentioned above, architecture is not only a technical science, but also an art. After long-term efforts, China ancient architecture absorbed the characteristics of other traditional arts in China, especially the plastic arts such as painting, sculpture and arts and crafts, and created colorful artistic images, and formed many characteristics in this respect.

Extended data

Ancient gardens in China used various methods to separate the space, so as to achieve the effect of winding paths leading to secluded places. The main method is to use various buildings. For example, the use of leaky windows makes the space neither endless nor hinders the visual fluency. Looking through the leaky window, exquisite floral decorations and colorful patterns have a strong national flavor and aesthetic value;

Artificial caves and stone steps all show natural beauty. All buildings are in harmony with the natural environment such as heaven and earth, and all parts of the garden are interrelated, so that the garden embodies the artistic characteristics of nature, indifference, tranquility and implication, and receives the ornamental effect of changing scenery, getting better and better, and seeing the big from the small.