Ancient Chinese Architecture Series, Imperial Gardens

Ancient Chinese Architecture Series, Imperial Gardens





The art of landscape gardening in China has a history stretching back well over a thousand years. This volume leads the reader through this seductive world.

The imperial gardens were elegant resorts for all forms of entertainment. Rapid developments in Chinese society, the economy and the arts lent great impetus to the construction of elaborate and elegant imperial parks. The technical virtuosity of the waterways and a preference for exotically formed rockeries produced enchanting and constantly changing man-made worlds. The genre reached its zenith with the Yuanmingyuan garden, generally accepted as one of the finest of its kind ever created in China.

Contents: Photographs Beihai, Zhonghai-Nanhai, Summer Palace, Yuanmingyuan Garden, Summer Resort at Chengde. Text, The Embryonic Form and Later Development of Chinese Gardens. A Gradual Metamorphosis from Primitive Hunting Grounds to Exquisite Resorts for Enjoyment: The Period of Ultimate Splendour. The Quing Dynasty Gardens, Culmination of Imperial Garden Architecture. Appendices; Notes on the Photographs; Maps and Chronology, Map of Distibution of Imperial Gardens, Travel Guide to the Summer Resort and Scenic Spots in Its Vicinity, Chronology of Major Events in the History of Chinese Architecture.









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