Characteristics of Ancient Gardens in China

1. Large scale, true mountains and true waters 2. North and South scenery, eclectic 3. Water control mode, one pool and three mountains.

4. It symbolizes imperial power and is fully functional. 5. Thick and steady, rich in color. 6. Three divisions of labor, fixed mode.

7. Opening and closing, according to local conditions

(2) Private gardens

1. Jiangnan Garden

(1) The scale of the garden is small, and the theme of individuality is prominent.

(2) The garden is small and unique with elegant colors. (3) Love landscape gardens and satisfy the elegance of poetry and painting.

2. Lingnan Garden

Lingnan gardens are courtyard-style, which is more spacious than Jiangnan gardens.

(3) Religious temples and gardens

There are two main styles of temple gardens, one is based on nature, and the other is based on architecture. Temple gardens dominated by nature: most of them choose famous mountains and rivers far away from the city, with large environmental capacity, integrating real mountains and water, and completely integrating the beautiful and quiet environment into the natural landscape. Temple gardens dominated by architecture: mostly located in cities. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the ethos of "building a house as a temple" prevailed. Nobles and bureaucrats donated houses to become Buddhist temples, so the pattern is similar to that of private gardens, but the temple gardens are more rigorous, while the private gardens are tortuous and deep.