Splendid Chinese Garden: Origins, Aesthetics and Architecture

The Splendid Chinese Garden is an illustrated guide to the classic gardens of China. It explains the history of the garden, the traditions and beliefs they represent, their aesthetic and the techniques used to create them. Also included are chapters that survey the great gardens of China, the gardens tourists love to visit and gardeners dream of seeing and exploring. Chinese Gardens in the South of the Yangtze River include Ge Garden (Yangzhou), He Yuan, also known as Jixiao Shan Zhuang (Ya...