风雅的养成——园林画中的古代女性教育

Pursuit of Refinement: Women's Education Shown in Chinese Garden Paintings

园林作为居住空间的特殊品类,是传统社会重要的女性教育空间,在园林画中多有体现。以传世的园林绘画为考察对象,结合文献史料,从女性的自然常识教育、劳动技能教育和文化艺术教育3个方面探讨园林空间对于古代女性健康成长与人格完善的作用。可以发现,园林空间在古代女性教育中占有特殊地位,它是女性认识自然世界的窗口、学习生活技能的场所,以及提高文化和艺术造诣的环境。

As a special category of dwelling space, the garden plays an important role in traditional women's education in old China. The historical function of woman's education of gardens has been recorded in old Chinese garden paintings. The paper use garden paintings as research materials, supplemented by information from relevant literature. It discusses the educational function of the garden space for the healthy growth and character development of women in traditional Chinese society. The research reveals that the Chinese garden has contributed to women's education in three different categories: 1) the education of nature and common sense;2) the education of labor skills;and 3) the education of culture and art. The garden is the space for a woman to maintain contact with the natural world, and learn and practice her labor skills. It is also the environment in which a woman can cultivate her cultural and artistic accomplishments and strive to perfect her character.