Qianlu Villa is a private garden owned by YANG Zong-lian (1832-1905,Yifang is his style name),a government official in the end of the Qing Dynasty.There are only a few private gardens in that period,Qianlu Villa stand...Qianlu Villa is a private garden owned by YANG Zong-lian (1832-1905,Yifang is his style name),a government official in the end of the Qing Dynasty.There are only a few private gardens in that period,Qianlu Villa stands out for its compact layouts and artful designs,its gardening concepts and cultural connotations are of great referential value to understand garden styles in the southern regions of the Yangtze River and traditional Chinese gardening arts.By analyzing seclusion culture and Fengshui doctrines implied in Qianlu Villa,as well as its water layouts,Qianlu Villa is divided into two major areas:eastern area and western area,the former includes mainly halls which are symmetrically designed along the central axis,and the latter indicates mainly residential spaces in a free layout.Gardening arts such as divided scenery,borrowing scenery,winding scenery and traditional gardening techniques such as stone layouts in Qianlu Villa are pointed out,"virtue-like" attributes of plants are utilized to create cultural and artistic concepts.Metaphor and symbolism are applied in the landscaping via garden ornamentals,in this study,the frequently-applied crane ornamentals and special "卐" pavement patterns are introduced to demonstrate the significance of interpreting ornamentals for exploring cultural connotations of Qianlu Villa.展开更多
Genyue Imperial Garden represents the Royal Garden in Northem Song Dynasty, and it has an important position in the Chinese classical garden history, as well as high values in history, culture, art. In this paper, the...Genyue Imperial Garden represents the Royal Garden in Northem Song Dynasty, and it has an important position in the Chinese classical garden history, as well as high values in history, culture, art. In this paper, the significance of the gar- dening art of Gsnyue Imperial Garden to modem landscape design was explored through the analysis on the macroscopic layout and microscopic gardening art of Genyue Imperial Garden.展开更多
Defi nition of plant landscaping and features of plant landscaping in classical Suzhou gardens were introduced, the forms of combining plants and buildings, rockeries and waterscapes were analyzed by elaborating selec...Defi nition of plant landscaping and features of plant landscaping in classical Suzhou gardens were introduced, the forms of combining plants and buildings, rockeries and waterscapes were analyzed by elaborating selection of plant species and plant furnishings. In addition, manifestation of artistic beauty of the classical Suzhou gardens was explored, and protective measures were given.展开更多
On the basis of explaining goals of building temple gardens,Gu Dongyang’s Memorial Temple in Wuxi City was taken for example to analyze its gardening arts from the perspective of water layout,stone layout,building an...On the basis of explaining goals of building temple gardens,Gu Dongyang’s Memorial Temple in Wuxi City was taken for example to analyze its gardening arts from the perspective of water layout,stone layout,building and plant design,and elaborate its cultural connotations from decorative symbols of its architectural components.It was concluded that Gu Dongyang’s Memorial Temple,in spite of its small size and plain style,had profound historical background and high referential value for furthering the study on temple gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.展开更多
United States Botanic Garden(USBG) was taken for example to systematically demonstrate the role of formal composition in garden landscape design.Application cases were used to analyze formal composition of plant lands...United States Botanic Garden(USBG) was taken for example to systematically demonstrate the role of formal composition in garden landscape design.Application cases were used to analyze formal composition of plant landscapes in USBG.Point plant landscapes lay the foundation of all other forms,concentrated and centripetal effects of which can form comparisons according to size of plant.Line is the trace of moving points,and linear plant landscapes indicate those formed by using thick,thin,long,short,square,round,curved and straight "lines".And surface plant landscapes are to form contrastive images or scenic areas by using plant clusters.Finally,concrete cases were given to analyze flowerpot selection and combination for creating point,linear and surface potted plant landscapes,and to provide detailed reference for the plant design of modern Chinese gardens.展开更多
Many aspects have very important effects on garden art,such as landscape poetry,landscape painting,or related poetic theory,painting theory.Among them,the characteristics of the Buddhism of poetry and painting provide...Many aspects have very important effects on garden art,such as landscape poetry,landscape painting,or related poetic theory,painting theory.Among them,the characteristics of the Buddhism of poetry and painting provide a basis on creating Zen State in garden.The ideal state of poetry constitutes the aesthetic realm of garden and its gardening techniques.展开更多
This article observes the composition of Chinese gardening arts in light of philosophy,aesthetics of painting,stylistics and culture,and tries to explore the correlation between artistic composition and garden composi...This article observes the composition of Chinese gardening arts in light of philosophy,aesthetics of painting,stylistics and culture,and tries to explore the correlation between artistic composition and garden composition.展开更多
Through analyzing the concept,development history and works of gardening photography,unique status and charm of gardening photography in the field of photography art was explored.It was proposed that professional know...Through analyzing the concept,development history and works of gardening photography,unique status and charm of gardening photography in the field of photography art was explored.It was proposed that professional knowledge about gardening disciplines should be grasped,and the shoot targets shouid be fully investigated to present excellent works of gardening photography.In addition,photographers should have strong artistic sense,and be able to grasp the means of expressing image language,so that they will produce works with outstanding themes,proper light,concise composition,harmonious hue color and shadow tone.Sophisticated equipment and post processing skills are also needed.展开更多
History of Huishan Garden in Wuxi City was introduced,spatial layout design of the garden analyzed.Its two functional areas(ancestral hall building area and affiliated garden area) mainly adopted the inward layout.Lan...History of Huishan Garden in Wuxi City was introduced,spatial layout design of the garden analyzed.Its two functional areas(ancestral hall building area and affiliated garden area) mainly adopted the inward layout.Landscaping elements of the garden were particularly analyzed,it was proposed that the garden adopted intensive water layout,that is,the static waterscape design;its rockeries were all designed by water,showing perfect site selection,modeling and function;garden buildings were mostly designed in Huizhou style and in low density;landscape design involved diversified plant species,dominated by evergreen species and decorated by deciduous arbors.The author also summarized the utilization of landscaping techniques in Huishan Garden,including borrowed scenery,enframed scenery and obstructive scenery.展开更多
Enframed scenery was classified into 4 categories:door and window enframed scenery,railing and column enframed scenery,tree enframed scenery,cave and crack enframed scenery.Demonstration of poetizing art in such 4 cat...Enframed scenery was classified into 4 categories:door and window enframed scenery,railing and column enframed scenery,tree enframed scenery,cave and crack enframed scenery.Demonstration of poetizing art in such 4 categories of enframed scenery was analyzed,application of enframed scenery in modern landscape architecture was introduced,and cultural connotations of enframed scenery were further explored.展开更多
文摘Qianlu Villa is a private garden owned by YANG Zong-lian (1832-1905,Yifang is his style name),a government official in the end of the Qing Dynasty.There are only a few private gardens in that period,Qianlu Villa stands out for its compact layouts and artful designs,its gardening concepts and cultural connotations are of great referential value to understand garden styles in the southern regions of the Yangtze River and traditional Chinese gardening arts.By analyzing seclusion culture and Fengshui doctrines implied in Qianlu Villa,as well as its water layouts,Qianlu Villa is divided into two major areas:eastern area and western area,the former includes mainly halls which are symmetrically designed along the central axis,and the latter indicates mainly residential spaces in a free layout.Gardening arts such as divided scenery,borrowing scenery,winding scenery and traditional gardening techniques such as stone layouts in Qianlu Villa are pointed out,"virtue-like" attributes of plants are utilized to create cultural and artistic concepts.Metaphor and symbolism are applied in the landscaping via garden ornamentals,in this study,the frequently-applied crane ornamentals and special "卐" pavement patterns are introduced to demonstrate the significance of interpreting ornamentals for exploring cultural connotations of Qianlu Villa.
文摘Genyue Imperial Garden represents the Royal Garden in Northem Song Dynasty, and it has an important position in the Chinese classical garden history, as well as high values in history, culture, art. In this paper, the significance of the gar- dening art of Gsnyue Imperial Garden to modem landscape design was explored through the analysis on the macroscopic layout and microscopic gardening art of Genyue Imperial Garden.
文摘Defi nition of plant landscaping and features of plant landscaping in classical Suzhou gardens were introduced, the forms of combining plants and buildings, rockeries and waterscapes were analyzed by elaborating selection of plant species and plant furnishings. In addition, manifestation of artistic beauty of the classical Suzhou gardens was explored, and protective measures were given.
文摘On the basis of explaining goals of building temple gardens,Gu Dongyang’s Memorial Temple in Wuxi City was taken for example to analyze its gardening arts from the perspective of water layout,stone layout,building and plant design,and elaborate its cultural connotations from decorative symbols of its architectural components.It was concluded that Gu Dongyang’s Memorial Temple,in spite of its small size and plain style,had profound historical background and high referential value for furthering the study on temple gardens in the south of the Yangtze River.
文摘United States Botanic Garden(USBG) was taken for example to systematically demonstrate the role of formal composition in garden landscape design.Application cases were used to analyze formal composition of plant landscapes in USBG.Point plant landscapes lay the foundation of all other forms,concentrated and centripetal effects of which can form comparisons according to size of plant.Line is the trace of moving points,and linear plant landscapes indicate those formed by using thick,thin,long,short,square,round,curved and straight "lines".And surface plant landscapes are to form contrastive images or scenic areas by using plant clusters.Finally,concrete cases were given to analyze flowerpot selection and combination for creating point,linear and surface potted plant landscapes,and to provide detailed reference for the plant design of modern Chinese gardens.
文摘Many aspects have very important effects on garden art,such as landscape poetry,landscape painting,or related poetic theory,painting theory.Among them,the characteristics of the Buddhism of poetry and painting provide a basis on creating Zen State in garden.The ideal state of poetry constitutes the aesthetic realm of garden and its gardening techniques.
文摘This article observes the composition of Chinese gardening arts in light of philosophy,aesthetics of painting,stylistics and culture,and tries to explore the correlation between artistic composition and garden composition.
文摘Through analyzing the concept,development history and works of gardening photography,unique status and charm of gardening photography in the field of photography art was explored.It was proposed that professional knowledge about gardening disciplines should be grasped,and the shoot targets shouid be fully investigated to present excellent works of gardening photography.In addition,photographers should have strong artistic sense,and be able to grasp the means of expressing image language,so that they will produce works with outstanding themes,proper light,concise composition,harmonious hue color and shadow tone.Sophisticated equipment and post processing skills are also needed.
文摘History of Huishan Garden in Wuxi City was introduced,spatial layout design of the garden analyzed.Its two functional areas(ancestral hall building area and affiliated garden area) mainly adopted the inward layout.Landscaping elements of the garden were particularly analyzed,it was proposed that the garden adopted intensive water layout,that is,the static waterscape design;its rockeries were all designed by water,showing perfect site selection,modeling and function;garden buildings were mostly designed in Huizhou style and in low density;landscape design involved diversified plant species,dominated by evergreen species and decorated by deciduous arbors.The author also summarized the utilization of landscaping techniques in Huishan Garden,including borrowed scenery,enframed scenery and obstructive scenery.
基金Supported by 2013 Hengyang Social Sciences Research Program(2013C32):Buddhism and Taoism Landscapes in Mountain Hengshan
文摘Enframed scenery was classified into 4 categories:door and window enframed scenery,railing and column enframed scenery,tree enframed scenery,cave and crack enframed scenery.Demonstration of poetizing art in such 4 categories of enframed scenery was analyzed,application of enframed scenery in modern landscape architecture was introduced,and cultural connotations of enframed scenery were further explored.
