Chinese-style villa courtyard
Features: Natural and remote and ethereal
Design concept: Traditional Chinese courtyard planning is deeply influenced by traditional philosophy and painting, and even has " For the theory that "painting is the mother of gardening", the most relevant reference is the private gardens in the south of the Yangtze River during the Ming and Qing dynasties. During this period, private gardens were directly influenced by literati paintings, which placed more emphasis on poetry and artistic conception than on subtlety and subtlety. Their aesthetics tended to be fresh and elegant. The representative garden works of this period can be recommended to Wuxi Jichang Garden, Suzhou Humble Administrator's Garden, and Yangzhou Shadow Garden. Their aesthetic characteristics are "close to nature." The main body of the garden is natural scenery, with jagged pavilions and terraces and graceful corridors as a foil. Here, the garden owner's indifferent and world-weary, detached thoughts are entrusted. The rich spiritual world is hidden in the material environment. The desolation, simplicity and openness are the characteristics of the garden. Its beautiful features.
Essential elements: rockery, flowing water, green bamboo
“Advocating nature and following nature” is an unshakable principle followed by Chinese gardens. Under the influence of this thought Next, Chinese gardens organically integrate architecture, landscapes, and plants. They use natural conditions within a limited space to simulate the beautiful scenery in nature. After processing and refining, they unify natural beauty and artificial beauty to create a landscape that is in harmony with the natural environment. An artistic complex that harmonizes life and integrates nature and man. The couplet of Canglang Pavilion in Suzhou, "The breeze and the bright moon are priceless, and there are feelings near the water and the mountains far away." It shows that the owner of the garden sees himself and nature as one, and is calm and relaxed with nature.
On the other hand, my country's classical gardens pay special attention to embedding emotions in scenery, blending scenes, embedding meaning in things, and using things to compare virtues. People regard natural scenery as an aesthetic object as a symbol of moral beauty, spiritual beauty and personality beauty.
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese regard bamboo as a symbol of beautiful things and noble character. People metaphorize bamboo as a kind of character spirit that is modest, well-organized, tall and tall, and not afraid of frost and cold. Therefore, bamboo is one of the most representative plants in Chinese courtyards. In addition to bamboo, people also use pine, plum, orchid, Chrysanthemums, lotuses and various magnificent rocks are used as symbols of noble character.
The courtyard is an extension and miniature of the garden. According to the explanation in "Cihai", a "garden" refers to "a place often surrounded by permanent fences, where trees, fruit trees, flowers or vegetables and other plants are planted, and animals are raised and exhibited." Green space". "Garden" is also called garden, confinement, garden, pavilion, garden, garden, mountain pond, pond pavilion, villa, etc. in ancient Chinese books according to different properties. In the United States and Britain, it is called Garden, Park, LandscapeGarden.
Although their nature and scale are not exactly the same, they all have the same characteristics: that is, within a certain area, they use and transform natural landscapes or artificially develop landscapes and combine them. The planting of plants and the layout of buildings create an environment for people to watch, relax and live in. In contemporary times, the location of gardens is no longer limited to famous mountains and rivers, deep houses and mansions, but is widely built on streets, transportation hubs, residential areas, industrial areas and on the roofs of large buildings. The materials used have also expanded from traditional building materials and plants. Comprehensive technical means such as water, lighting, and sound have been introduced.