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The art of Chinese garden integrates architecture, calligraphy and painting, sculpture, literature, gardening and other arts. It is a model of Chinese aesthetics, reflecting the profound philosophical thinking and pursuit of life of the Chinese people.
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou (Chinese: 苏州园林; pinyin: Sūzhōu yuánlín; Suzhounese : sou 1-tseu 1 yoe 2-lin 2) are a group of gardens in the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu, China, which have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
16 lis 2022 · Containing examples of the ancient arts, it also has graceful landscapes and magnificent constructions. The Summer Palace is the archetypal Chinese garden and is ranked amongst the most noted classical gardens in the world. In 1998, it was listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
13 paź 2017 · Ancient China covered a vast and ever-changing geopolitical landscape, and the art it produced over three millennia is, unsurprisingly, just as varied. Still, despite continuous indigenous technical...
The contribution of the Sui (581–618) and Tang (618–907) dynasties to classical gardening was to bring facets of art and literature into the make up of the garden. Descriptions and paintings were meticulously copied to create gardens exactly like those seen or read about.
The Classical Gardens of Shanghai looks at Shanghai’s five remaining classical Chinese gardens through their origins and tumultuous histories, guiding the reader through the gardens as they are today and providing the context with which to begin to truly appreciate this ancient Chinese art form.
Classical Chinese garden design, which seeks to recreate natural landscapes in miniature, is nowhere better illustrated than in the nine gardens in the historic city of Suzhou. They are generally acknowledged to be masterpieces of the genre.
