Chinese gardens can be roughly divided into two categories, the first is the royal garden in the north, and the other is the private garden in jiangnan. Some people say that they like the rugged and domineering of the royal garden, some people say that they like the small and chic of the private garden, some people say that they like the beautiful royal garden, some people say that they like the exquisite and beautiful private garden, and some people say... Which do you prefer, royal gardens or private gardens?
Among these many gardens, the most representative is still The four famous gardens in China, unfortunately, in these four famous gardens, the royal garden and the private garden garden account for half of the country, they are the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Chengde Summer Resort, the Lingering Garden in Suzhou and the Humble Administrator's Garden. Have you ever been to all four famous gardens? Which is the most worth going to, and which is the mother of Chinese gardens?
As the saying goes: "Jiangnan Garden A world, Suzhou Garden A Jiangnan", this statement is really not false at all. First of all, jiangnan gardens can be traced back to the two Jin And Northern Dynasties period, formed in the Song Dynasty matured in the Yuan, peaked in the Ming and Qing dynasties, from a historical point of view. Jiangnan gardens developed earlier than the royal gardens, and more mature than the royal gardens. Although the royal garden covers a large area, it is mainly a combination of the best of the world's gardens. Compared with jiangnan gardens, there is still less soul beauty.
Speaking of which, I think everyone can guess which is the mother of Chinese gardens! It is the Humble Administrator's Garden, the first of the four major gardens in China, and it is a World Heritage Site and is popular with tourists at home and abroad. The world-famous Humble Administrator's Garden is known as the "Mother of the World's Gardens".
It can be seen that the world's evaluation of it is quite high, wandering in the north and south of the river, you will see a lot of imitations, such as: the back garden of the Yangcheng Lake net red service area is a copy of the Humble Administrator's Garden of "who sits with Xuan", although the imitation is very similar, but it is a fake after all. It cannot be compared with the Humble Administrator's Garden, which has a history of more than 500 years.
The Humble Administrator's Garden covers an area of 78 acres, which is the largest area in the classical gardens of Suzhou, and it is an architectural representative of the "Ming Dynasty" period in Jiangnan Water Town. The life of the Humble Administrator's Garden is also very dramatic, its fate is difficult, several times to change the lord, but cheng also Xiao He defeated Xiao He. It is precisely because it has changed masters many times that it has achieved today's achievements. Every time the Humble Administrator's Garden changes owners, the garden owner will transform and repair the Humble Administrator's Garden, and always take its essence to get rid of its dross. Thus making the Humble Administrator's Garden the "Mother of the World's Gardens".
Humble Administrator's Garden is a private garden where mountains and water are integrated, and walking in the Humble Administrator's Garden, we can truly appreciate what is called "not going out of the city and getting the mountains and forests", what is called the big hidden in the city. Humble Administrator's Garden It is mainly divided into three parts, east, central and west, the middle is a must-go place to visit the Humble Administrator's Garden, it is the essence of the Humble Administrator's Garden, not to go to the middle to the Humble Administrator's Garden is equal to white. The beauty of the Humble Administrator's Garden is beautiful in the bones, the exquisite pavilions, the chic courtyard walls, and the flowers and trees in the garden are all carefully designed.
Beijing Summer Palace It is the imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty, shorter than the history of the Humble Administrator's Garden, the whole park covers an area of 3 square kilometers, this area in the capital Beijing, can be regarded as a large royal garden. It is based on the West Lake of Hangzhou, Jiangnan, and then uses the design technique of Jiangnan private garden to build a royal palace. In fact, the Summer Palace is also a fairly good royal garden, but it is a pity that it has been destroyed many times and affected by the war, otherwise its popularity will definitely not be lower than it is now.
Chengde Mountain Resort, located in the WulieHe area of Hebei Province, was founded in the 42nd year of the Kangxi Dynasty, and later under the expansion of the Qiankun Emperor, the Chengde Summer Resort became a summer resort for the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Summer Resort is a "mountain in the garden, in the garden in the mountain" of the royal garden, its gardening technique is very superb, it accommodates the mountains and rivers, can be said to be the epitome of China's natural features.
Not only the grassland scenery, the northern scenery, the Jiangnan water town style, even the forest landscape of daxinganling. It can be seen that the emperors of ancient times really had the world in mind. It is only a pity that many places in the summer resort were destroyed due to war, and many ornaments were plundered. Many of the buildings were later repaired and rebuilt.
How many of the four famous gardens in China have you been to? What is your favorite garden?