Chinese Garden

Chinese Garden
China has a 5000-year-long history. And it has much old civilization. Such as engrave, ink and wash painting, sculpture, plant, Chinese Garden etc. Chinese Garden is one of the most famous arts in the world. People began to build Chinese Garden at Shang Dynasty. So it has a long history.

The first Chinese Garden was used to hunt and play by noblemen. Then the Chinese Gardens improve continually that had scenery with hills or ponds. And the Chinese Gardens had the main factor at that time.

The design of the Chinese Gardens is very special. It from the Chinese character-----园.Building a Chinese Garden includes hill making, pond making, planting, building, painting and calligraphy.

The hill making is the most important. Rockwork began at Qin Dynasty. During Tang Dynasty, hill making was very popular. Many experts specialized in that appeared. Rockworks are very good at making up views. For example, they can be main view, decorate courtyard or be follows table. The materials of rockworks are soil and rocks. And they can be made into different mountain massifs. Such as peaks, ranges, precipices, valley, hummock etc. Different mountain massifs in different places will make you different feelings. So, turning rockwork into real hill is the principle of hill making.

Nothing can lives without water. So, pond design also is very important. The views of the inverted reflection in water can make people very comfortable. It is also a good way to keep fishes to see and enjoy.

Plants must be been in the Chinese Garden to make garden full of vigor. In China, follows like hairs of hills. They can give life to view. Many garden plants have essential symbolism. Pine trees represent wisdom and bamboo represents strength and upright morality. Plum trees are also extremely valuable to the Chinese for their beautiful pink and white blooms during winter.

The most famous Chinese Gardens are in Suzhou. Gardening in Suzhou reached its height during the Ming and Qing dynasties. There were over 280 private gardens then in Suzhou and landscaping became an art with established masters. The mild climate, along with 230 frost-free days and around 43 inches (1,100 mm) of rain annually the area is perfect for gardening endeavors. Sixty-nine gardens in and around Suzhou are preserved as important national cultural heritage sites. In 1997, UNESCO added four of the largest private gardens of Suzhou to the World Heritage List, and in 2000 UNESCO added the historic section of the city and five more gardens in Suzhou as extensions to the World Heritage Site.
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