Classification of Classical Gardens in China

Classical gardens in China are divided into royal gardens, private gardens and temple gardens.

1, Royal Garden: The Royal Garden is the garden of the ancient royal nobles in China, which is characterized by large scale, gorgeous architecture and rigorous layout. These gardens are usually dominated by palaces, temples, pavilions and other buildings, with natural elements such as mountains and rivers, rockeries and ponds to create a solemn and elegant atmosphere. Famous royal gardens include the Summer Palace and Yuanmingyuan in Beijing and the Summer Resort in Chengde.

2. Private Gardens: Private Gardens are the gardens of ancient literati in China, which are characterized by small scale, exquisite layout and rich poetry. These gardens are usually dominated by buildings such as "Xuan", "Tang", "Zhai", "Pavilion" and "Xie", and cooperate with natural elements such as mountains and rivers, flowers and stones to create a quiet and elegant atmosphere. Famous private gardens include Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Lingering Garden and Yu Garden in Shanghai.

3. Temple Garden: Temple Garden is the garden of ancient temples in China, which is characterized by strong religious color, free layout and mainly natural landscape. These gardens are usually dominated by temple buildings, supplemented by natural elements such as mountains, rockeries and ponds, creating a mysterious and quiet atmosphere. Famous temple gardens include Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou and Huayan Temple in Xi.

The architectural style of China classical gardens;

1. Natural layout: China classical gardens pursue the beauty of nature, so they also emphasize the integration with nature in architectural layout. The architecture, landscape, plants and other elements in the garden echo each other, forming an atmosphere like a natural landscape. For example, some private gardens will use rocks, pools, flowers and trees to create natural landscapes.

2. Exquisite architecture: The architecture in China classical gardens not only requires practicality, but also pursues exquisiteness and beauty. In terms of architectural style, gardens in different regions have their own characteristics. For example, the buildings in Jiangnan gardens are mostly white walls and gray tiles, giving people a fresh and elegant feeling; Most of the buildings in the royal gardens use red walls and golden tiles, which are magnificent.

3. Rich spatial levels: China classical gardens pay attention to levels in spatial layout, and create a three-dimensional landscape through different combinations of buildings, rocks, plants and other elements. For example, corridors, rockeries, flower windows and other elements in the garden are interspersed with each other, which makes people feel the change of space and the richness of levels.