On Chinese Gardens

by Congzhou, Chen

• ISBN13: 9781602201026
• ISBN10: 1602201021
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-14
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary

Written by one of the preeminent scholars in the field of garden history, On Chinese Gardensis a fascinating look into various aspects of traditional Chinese garden design and culture. The author’s elegant text provides both the garden enthusiast and specialist with an accessible introduction to the essentials of traditional Chinese garden design and historic landscape restoration, as well as a scholarly view of this great tradition. Beautiful photographs accompany essays throughout the book.

Author Biography

Chen Congzhou (1918-2000), Professor of Architecture at Tongji University, Shanghai, was the leading Chinese garden historian of his generation and a practicing landscape architect involved in the restoration of historic gardens. He served as an advisor to I. M. Pei & Associates. Many consider Congzhou one of the most preeminent thinkers and scholars in his field.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
Translation of Garden Names	p. 10
Implicitness and Appropriateness	p. 13
Garden Composition	p. 51
Restoration and Renovation	p. 81
The Natural and the Cultivated	p. 119
Motion and Stillness	p. 147
Author's Postscript	p. 171
Index of Photographs and Illustrations	p. 172
Dynasties in Chinese History	p. 176
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