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The Classical Gardens of Shanghai (上海古典園林)

Author : Shelly Bryant
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888208810
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (882 download)

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Download or read book The Classical Gardens of Shanghai (上海古典園林) written by Shelly Bryant and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Classical Gardens of Shanghai, Shelly Bryant looks at five of Shanghai’s remaining classical gardens through their origins, changing fortunes, restorations, and links to a wider Chinese aesthetic. Shanghai’s classical gardens are as much text as space; they exist in art, poetry, and literature as much as in stone, rock, and earth. But these gardens have not remained static entities. Rather, they have been remodelled constantly since their inception. This book reflects this process within the constancy of traditional Chinese horticulture and reveals Shanghai’s remaining classical gardens as places representing wealth and social status, social and dynastic shifts, through falling family fortunes and political revolutions to search for a recovery of China’s ancient culture in the modern day. “Like a classical Chinese garden, this admirable and beautifully balanced book conjures up wider landscapes from within a small compass. It can be savoured on many levels: poetic and aesthetic no less than scholarly and intellectual. It is the next best thing to being guided through such gardens by Shelly Bryant herself.” —Lynn Pan, author of When True Love Came to China and Shanghai Style

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Author : Chaoxiong Feng
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Classical Gardens of Suzhou written by Chaoxiong Feng and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Craft of Gardens

Author : Ji Cheng
Publisher : Shanghai Press
ISBN 13 : 9781602200081
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Craft of Gardens written by Ji Cheng and published by Shanghai Press. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With dozens of stunning photographs, this modern translation of a Classic text is a masterpiece of classical Chinese gardening. Ji Cheng's great work on garden design, the Yuan Ye or Craft of Gardens, was originally published around 1631 and is the earliest manual of landscape gardening in the Chinese tradition. This is the first complete English translation of Ji Cheng's seminal work. This Chinese gardening book is based on J Cheng's notes and experiences from his career as a garden designer, which he discusses at some length in his introduction> Since architecture is an integral part of the Chinese garden, much of the book is taken up with the design of different types of buildings and the integration of architecture with nature in the garden. Ji Cheng explains the religious and aesthetic principles underlying garden design and the appropriate emotional response to various effects. he then offers a down-to-earth series of instructions about the requirements of different types of sites, building layouts, architectural features, paving, the construction of artificial mountains, selection of rocks, and the use of natural scenery. This delightful book provides not only insights into Chinese gardening but also a unique perspective on Chinese culture and society in the late Ming dynasty. Full notes by the translator explain obscure points and introduce relevant aspects of Chinese culture, while an introduction by Maggie Keswick sets the book firmly in its historical context. Illustrations include not only Ji Cheng's original diagrams but also historical paintings and contemporary photographs of a number of outstanding gardens in the part of East China where Ji Cheng lived and worked.

A Cultural History Of Classical Chinese Gardens

Author : Yi Wang
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1938368304
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book A Cultural History Of Classical Chinese Gardens written by Yi Wang and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardens are a type of landscape art created by the hands of human beings. Chinese gardens are not only one of China's traditional cultural treasures, but they are also a unique charm of human cultural heritage.Literati gardens occupy an essential position among Chinese gardens — one of the three major genres of gardens in the world. The reason why literati gardens occupy an important position in classical Chinese gardens, and even in the entire system of traditional Chinese culture and art, lies in their exquisite architecture, exotic flowers and whimsical stones available for the exploration and appreciation of the literati. More significantly, gardens have provided a venue of daily life, academic writings, artistic creation, social gatherings, and other cultural activities for ancient Chinese scholars. Consequently, a wealth of traditional Chinese cultural factors is embedded in the intricate art of landscape architecture. The constant integration and interaction of traditional Chinese culture and gardens have in turn nurtured a unique Chinese garden culture.Chinese gardens are a critical embodiment of Chinese culture, distinctly exemplifying the ancient Chinese patriarchal system, the cosmology, the personality ideal, and other cultural elements. The evolution of the cultural history of Chinese gardens is in harmony with the overall process of the Chinese cultural history.This book describes the major genres, the characteristics, and the formation of classical Chinese gardens — as well as the relationship between classical Chinese gardens and classical Chinese culture and arts — in a more succinct, plain language. The publisher believes that this book will certainly provide the reader with an authentic and comprehensive overview of the Chinese garden culture.Published by SCPG Publishing Corporation and distributed by World Scientific for all markets except China

The Gardens of Suzhou

Author : Ron Henderson
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812207254
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Gardens of Suzhou written by Ron Henderson and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suzhou, near Shanghai, is among the great garden cities of the world. The city's masterpieces of classical Chinese garden design, built from the eleventh through the nineteenth centuries, attract thousands of visitors each year and continue to influence international design. In The Gardens of Suzhou, landscape architect and scholar Ron Henderson guides visitors through seventeen of these gardens. The book explores UNESCO world cultural heritage sites such as the Master of the Nets Garden, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, and Garden of the Peaceful Mind, as well as other lesser-known but equally significant gardens in the Suzhou region. Unlike the acclaimed religious and imperial gardens found elsewhere in Asia, Suzhou's gardens were designed by scholars and intellectuals to be domestic spaces that drew upon China's rich visual and literary tradition, embedding cultural references within the landscapes. The elements of the gardens confront the visitor: rocks, trees, and walls are pushed into the foreground to compress and compact space, as if great hands had gathered a mountainous territory of rocky cliffs, forests, and streams, then squeezed it tightly until the entire region would fit into a small city garden. Henderson's commentary opens Suzhou's gardens, with their literary and musical references, to non-Chinese visitors. Drawing on years of intimate experience and study, he combines the history and spatial organization of each garden with personal insights into their rockeries, architecture, plants, and waters. Fully illustrated with newly drawn plans, maps, and original photographs, The Gardens of Suzhou invites visitors, researchers, and designers to pause and observe astonishing works from one of the world's greatest garden design traditions.

Classical Gardens in China

Author : Liu Tuo
Publisher : Shanghai Press
ISBN 13 : 9781602201316
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Classical Gardens in China written by Liu Tuo and published by Shanghai Press. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the deep, ancient culture of Chinese gardening with this colorfully illustrated and informative book. How did designers from the ancient dynasties combine flowers, plants, buildings, and ponds to create a work of art that expressed the thoughts and views of their time? How much did Confucianism, Zen Buddhism and Taoism influence their aesthetics? Answers to these questions are in the illustrated pages of Discovering China: Classical Gardens in China, where over 15 gardens unfold to reveal the culture and history of a civilization. An overall introduction to China's gardens, Discovering China: Classical Garden in China will not only enlightened you on the aesthetics of the Chinese garden but inform you on its history over the course of several dynasties. Classical Gardens in China contains in-depth analysis of: Yuan Ming Yuan (Old Summer Palace) Chengde Mountain Resort Humble Administrator's Garden Lingering Garden Yu Yuan (Pleasure Garden) And many more…

Chinese Classical Gardens of Suzhou

Author : Dunzhen Liu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Classical Gardens of Suzhou written by Dunzhen Liu and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Garden History: A Very Short Introduction

Author : Gordon Campbell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191004170
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Garden History: A Very Short Introduction written by Gordon Campbell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers. In this Very Short Introduction, Gordon Campbell embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit and vegetable gardens to ornamental gardens, and takes the reader on a globe-trotting historical journey through iconic and cultural signposts of gardens from different regions and traditions. Ranging from the gardens of ancient Persia to modern day allotments, he concludes by looking to the future of the garden in the age of global warming, and the adaptive spirit of human innovation. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Walls of Suzhou Gardens

Author : Juhani Pallasmaa
Publisher : Lars Muller Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9783037786604
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book The Walls of Suzhou Gardens written by Juhani Pallasmaa and published by Lars Muller Publishers. This book was released on 2021 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lyrical portrait of texture, light and the passage of time at the Suzhou gardens, from the author of The Intimacy of Making In the classical gardens of Suzhou in China, surface transforms into space and walls become landscapes. In her journey through this UNESCO World Heritage Site, London-based Swiss French photographer Hélène Binet (born 1959) captures the traces of environmental influences on built structures. Her impressive series of photography shows how weather and time have turned blank walls into vivid depictions of nature. In Binet's images, architecture becomes the frame for imaginary landscapes. By interweaving foreground and background, the artist tells stories that shift between the two dimensions of the plane and the three dimensions of space. In an accompanying essay, architect and writer Juhani Pallasmaa captures the dreamlike quality of the photographs and emphasizes Binet's skill of balancing precision and vagueness to create images that stimulate the viewer's imagination.

China Showcase Library - Class Ical Private Gardens:

Author : PATRICK. WALLACE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780357455180
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book China Showcase Library - Class Ical Private Gardens: written by PATRICK. WALLACE and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Urban Planning and Development in China and Other East Asian Countries

Author : Guanzeng Zhang
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811308780
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Urban Planning and Development in China and Other East Asian Countries written by Guanzeng Zhang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-29 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines urban development and its role in planning in China and other Asian cities. Starting with a substantial narrative on the history, development philosophy, and urban form of ancient Asian cities, it then identifies the characteristics of urban society and different phases of development history. It then discusses urbanization patterns in China with a focus on spatial layout of the city clusters in the Yangtze River Delta since the 20th Century. Lastly, it explores institutional design and the legal system of urban planning in China and other Asian cities. As a textbook for the “Model Course in English” for international students listed by the Ministry of Education in China, it helps international researchers and students to understand urban development and planning in Asian cities.

Aesthetics beyond the Arts

Author : Arnold Berleant
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131718484X
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Aesthetics beyond the Arts written by Arnold Berleant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking the view that aesthetics is a study grounded in perception, the essays in this volume exhibit many sides of the perceptual complex that is the aesthetic field and develop them in different ways. They reinvigorate our understanding of such arts as music and architecture; they range across the natural landscape to the urban one; they reassess the place of beauty in the modern environment and reassess the significance of the contributions to aesthetic theory of Kant and Dewey; and they broach the kinds of meanings and larger understanding that aesthetic engagement with the human environment can offer. Written over the past decade, these original and innovative essays lead to a fresh encounter with the possibilities of aesthetic experience, one which has constantly evolved, moving in recent years in the direction of what Berleant terms 'social aesthetics', which enhances human-environmental integration and sociality.

Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan說苑

Author : Liu Xiang
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295806338
Total Pages : 1353 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan說苑 written by Liu Xiang and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2022-01-16 with total page 1353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 17 BCE the Han dynasty archivist Liu Xiang presented to the throne a collection of some seven hundred items of varying length, mostly quasi-historical anecdotes and narratives, that he deemed essential reading for wise leadership. Garden of Eloquence (Shuoyuan), divided into twenty books grouped by theme, follows a tradition of narrative writing on historical and philosophical themes that began seven centuries earlier. Long popular in China as a source of allusions and quotations, it preserves late Western Han views concerning history, politics, and ethics. Many of its anecdotes are attributed to Confucius’s speeches and teachings that do not appear in earlier texts, demonstrating that long after Confucius’s death in 479 BCE it was still possible for new “historical” narratives to be created. Garden of Eloquence is valuable as a repository of items that originally appeared in other early collections that are no longer extant, and it provides detail on topics as various as astronomy and astrology, yin-yang theory, and quasi-geographical and mystical categories. Eric Henry’s unabridged translation with facing Chinese text and extensive annotation will make this important primary source available for the first time to Anglophone world historians.

A Chinese Garden Court

Author : Alfreda Murck
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Chinese Garden Court written by Alfreda Murck and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1980 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Chinese Garden

Author : Maggie Keswick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Chinese Garden written by Maggie Keswick and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chinese Houses and Gardens

Author : Henry Inn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Houses and Gardens written by Henry Inn and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gardens of a Chinese Emperor

Author : Victoria M. Siu
Publisher : Lehigh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1611461294
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Gardens of a Chinese Emperor written by Victoria M. Siu and published by Lehigh University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Garden of Perfect Brightness (Yuanming Yuan) in the western suburbs of the Quing capital, Beijing, was begun by the great Kangxi (r. 1661-1722) and expanded by his son, Yongzheng (r. 1722-1736) and brought to its greatest glory by his grandson, Qianlong (r. 1736-1796). A lover of literature and art, Qinglong sought an earthly reflection of his greatness in his Yuanming Yuan. For many years he designed and directed an elaborate program of garden arrangements. Representing two generations of painstaking research, this book follows the emperor as he ruled his empire from within his garden. In a landscape of lush plants, artificial mountains and lakes, and colorful buildings, he sought to represent his wealth and power to his diverse subjects and to the world at large. Having been looted and burned in the mid-nineteenth century by western forces, it now lies mostly in ruins, but it was the world’s most elaborate garden in the eighteenth century. The garden suggested a whole set of concepts—religious, philosophical, political, artistic, and popular—represented in landscape and architecture. Just as bonsai portrays a garden in miniature, the imperial Yuanming Yuan at the height of its splendor represented the Qing Empire in microcosm. Includes 62 color plates and 35 black & white photographs.