num_pages: 187
description: Far from the Western emphasis on trees, lawns and flower beds, the private gardens of China boasts artificial hills and carefully planned ponds. The influence of Confucianism, landscape poetry and painting is omnipresent, transforming courtyards into 3D private picture galleries.
language: English
title: Ancient Chinese Architecture Series, Private Gardens
titlecomplete: Ancient Chinese Architecture Series, Private Gardens
genres: Architecture, China
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Springer