层出不穷 化境八章(八)

Endless Gradation The Eighth of Eight Chapters of Perfection

作为对《化境八章》的总结,《层出不穷》以昆仑山上的九重"屠城"为核心,以山水经营的"三远"以及造园里"山、水、林木、建筑"四要素为线索,旨在从中国园林"曲径通幽"的空间意象里提出时间问题——在"咫尺山林"里的空间经营,是否要以"咫尺重深"里的空间不尽,来追逐生命不死的无穷时间?顺带地,还试图厘清如今被当作与"空间"等效的"层次"一词在山水经营里的复杂含义。

As the summary of the ＂Eight Chapters of Perfection＂, the author takes the nine-gradation ＂Ceng City＂ on the Kunlun Mountain as its core, and the idea of ＂three types of distance＂ in landscape arrangement, also the four elements ＂mountain, water, woods, building＂ in Chinese garden making as the clues, the chapter ＂Endless Gradation＂ attempts to raise the question of time in context with space of a ＂winding path leads to deep and serene place＂. That is, shall we chase the endless time by achieving the infinite space in the idea of ＂deepness and serenity within a small area＂ in the arrangement of the ＂space close to mountain and woods＂？ In addition, the chapter also tries to clarify the complicated connotation of the word ＂gradation＂ in landscape arrangement, which is regarded as the equivalent to the word ＂space＂ in nowadays.