Penjing

Penjing (盆景 pinyin: pén jǐng, literally tray scenery), also known as penzai is the ancient Chinese art of growing trees and plants in containers. The plants are kept small by skilled pruning.Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, Bonsai & Penjing Collection,  "History" ; retrieved 2012-12-20.

Penjing is similar to the Japanese art of bonsai.

History
The first historical reference to penjing is from the 9th century.

Related pages
 Bonsai
 Chinese scholar's rocks

 Suiseki

References

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