What Confucianism does the Royal Gardens in China embody?

1, the thought of "benevolence" Confucianism believes that "benevolent people love others." At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the Confucian political thought of "benevolence" began to be reflected in garden design. The Book of Songs, Elegant Lingtai, shows the "Fiona Fang 70 Li" in this royal garden, and people can travel freely. Royal grace, grace and birds and animals and people. -For details, please refer to China Royal Garden Art and Culture Foundation, Li, Journal of Zhejiang Normal University, June 2000.

2. Confucian "to be neutral". This is mainly reflected in the royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty, such as rubbing the beauty of painting, phonology and calligraphy into the gardens. Symmetry in landscape design and so on. -See Kangxi's Collection of Royal Gardeners in China for details.

3. Imperial power is supreme. This is the development of Confucianism, and it should be counted. Architectural gardens are naturally the embodiment of some ideology, and the grandeur and prohibition of royal gardens are the embodiment of imperial power.