"Shi Jing",also known as time-scape,constitutes a pivotal element in Chinese landscape architecture,embodying the fusion of landscape attributes,temporal properties,and cultural elements,thereby reflecting the interconnectedness of"heaven-earth-human".Through an analysis of significant poetry,philosophical texts,and literature on garden design throughout various historical periods,the paper explores the underlying temporal logic behind Shi Jing,and concludes that the concept of Shi Jing originated from the tradition of"cultivating things in accordance with time",which is inextricably linked with the observation of phenology,astronomical phenomena and weather.The aesthetic appreciation of Shi Jing originates from the aesthetic prototype born from the observation and worship of celestial phenomena,as well as the aesthetic appreciation of life generated from phenological agricultural work.The aesthetics of Shi Jing has gone through four important periods,namely,"prototype-construction-exuberance-secularization",and has been closely connected with the emergence and development of landscape poetry and painting.The phasing characteristics of Shi Jing developing process are related to the development of traditional Chinese landscape architecture but it is also unique,and at the same time reflect the ecological philosophy thought of waiting for the time to move,stage development,and the interdependence of time and environment.The study is of great importance for Shi Jing construction and landscape conservation.
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