Product Description

Chinese Gardens recounts the history and development of Chinese gardens and their architectures. The author uses b&w and color pictures to explain various types of gardens and describes their meaning to the Chinese. This is a very useful book to learn more about Chinese culture by reading about the intricacy and profundity of Chinese gardens. Chinese Gardens is about the history and evolution, and the art and techniques of Chinese gardens and their architectures. The author compares the gardens with the appearance of natural landscapes and describes their meaning to the Chinese, and the Chinese peoples admiration of them. With b&w and color pictures. 151pp.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #889618 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 151 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent!
Great insights into the "art form" Chinese Garden as well as a complimentary sightseeing guide.

Written by a Chinese professor of "history and ancient architecture and theory", this book not only describes the "now to be seen", but also the "why" and "how it came to be like it is today".

Covers Gardens all over China.