中国园林

Chapter Ⅰ The Formation and Development of Chinese Gardens

Section Ⅰ The Origins of Classical Chinese Gardens

Section Ⅱ A Symbol of Imperial Power

Section Ⅲ A Place to Indulge in a Passion for Landscape

Section Ⅳ Gardens in the Golden Age of Imperial China

Section Ⅴ Moving with the Times

Section Ⅵ Moving Heaven and Earth

Chapter Ⅱ Categories of Chinese Gardens

Section Ⅰ Imperial Gardens

Section Ⅱ Private Gardens

Section Ⅲ Comparison between Imperial Gardens and Private Gardens

Chapter Ⅲ The Four Major Elements of Chinese Garden Design

Section Ⅰ Rockeries

Section Ⅱ Water Features

Section Ⅲ Architecture

Section Ⅳ Flowers and Trees

Chapter Ⅳ The Cultural Characteristics of Chinese Gardens

Section Ⅰ Building a Model of Heaven and Earth

Section Ⅱ The World in Microcosm

Section Ⅲ A Part of the Whole

Chapter Ⅴ The Aesthetic Characteristics of Chinese Gardens

Section Ⅰ The Implications of Chinese Garden Naming Conventions.

Section Ⅱ Symbolism and Analogy

Section Ⅲ The Artistic Conception behind Classical Chinese Gardens

Section Ⅳ The Beauty of Dynamism

Chapter Ⅵ Appreciating Northern China's Imperial Gardens

Section Ⅰ The Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City

Section Ⅱ Qianlong Garden，or the Garden of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity

Section Ⅲ The Old Summer Palace

Section Ⅳ The Summer Palace

Section Ⅴ Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort

Chapter VII Appreciating Southern China's Private Gardens

Section Ⅰ Jichang Garden

Section Ⅱ The Humble Administrator's Garden

Section Ⅲ The Master of Nets Garden

Section Ⅳ Ge Garden

Author's Note

A Brief Chronology of Chinese History

《中国园林（英文版）》中你会为它特有的东方情调所吸引；在一种清幽宁静的氛围中漫步，会发现这里与西方建筑相比，小巧细腻、曲折含蓄而优雅静谧；与大自然的风光相比，更具人性的追求，一石一木都透着文化的意味。中国园林之美，在于它熔文化、艺术于一炉。中国古典园林是怎样形成与发展的？中国园林有哪几种不同的类型，它们又具有什么样的共同与相异的特征？中国园林在长期的实践中积累了哪些经验，形成了什么样的造园理论？让我们先走进中国园林去看一看。