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by Jie Hu (Author)
The Splendid Chinese Garden is an illustrated guide to the classic gardens of China. It explains the history of the garden, the traditions and beliefs they represent, their aesthetic and the techniques used to create them. Also included are chapters that survey the great gardens of China, the gardens tourists love to visit and gardeners dream of seeing and exploring. Chinese Gardens in the South of the Yangtze River include Ge Garden (Yangzhou), He Yuan, also known as Jixiao Shan Zhuang (Yangzhou), Zhan Garden (Nanjing), Jichang Garden (Wuxi), Humble Administrator's Garden (Suzhou), Lingering Garden (Suzhou), Master of the Nets Garden (Suzhou) and Lion Grove Garden (Suzhou). Chinese Gardens in the North of the Yangtze River include Yihe Garden or the Summer Palace (Beijing), Beihai Park (Beijing), Jingyi Garden in Xiangshan Mountain (Beijing), Imperial Garden, Palace Museum (Beijing) and the Back Garden of the Prince Gong Mansion (Beijing).
Author Biography
Hu Jie is the head and Chief Designer of the Planning & Design Branch of Landscape Architecture at Beijing Tsinghua Urban Planning & Design Institute. He is also the Associate Professor of School of Architecture at Tsinghua University and a member of Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture. Hu Jie is also a registered landscape architect in America and a member of American Society of Landscape Architects.
