The architecture of Chinese Garden

The Chinese garden architectures are characterized by taking advantage of the environment so that the natural scenes and human interestscould be merged.The classic garden architectures are often embellished with callgraphy of poems and with paintings.

They shun symmetry along an axis and adopt an irregular and complicated layout with plenty of large and small spaces.The appearance of a garden building should be aesthetic and expressive，and enhance the beauty of the surroundings.In details，exquisite decorative means should be made use of，such as pretty guardrail，patterned windows，grilles，etc.

The Meaning of Imitating Nature

“Imitating nature”is the fundamental rule of China’s art of horticulture.

Whether in the magnificent imperial gardens，or in private gardens，much aftention is paid to the recreation of a natural environment in the garden.In the design of a small garden，the aim is to make a small space suggest an effect of more space.

The settings in the garden should be disposed in such a way as to give a continuation of appeal.The design of a large garden should make good use of the hills and water in the natural environment to form a main scene，complemented by a number of subordinate ones.Paricularly in a small private garden，every possible way is tried to condense a landscape scene to reproduce a picturesque miniature.in the harmonious relationship between man and nature，all things in nature are personilied.

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