Empathy for Shanshui:A Brief Discussion on the Aesthetic of Traditional Chinese Garden
The trinity of"poetry,calligraphy,and painting"in Chinese garden has formed its own unique gardening characteristics over thousands of years,and has been passed down to the world as an important symbol of Chinese culture.The principles of shanshui(landscape)painting have become the paradigm of gardening,creating the"beauty"of traditional Chinese garden.Starting from the characteristics of"shi"(intellectuals),an important group in the generation of Chinese culture,the article discusses the development of Chinese gardens from shanshui paintings to shanshui gardens under the influence of China's unique shanshui paintings under special historical circumstances.Using the method of historical research,it explains that Chinese gardens are essentially shanshui gardens and the process of their formation and evolution under the influence of Chinese shanshui paintings.It proves that Chinese gardens-shanshui gardens are actually the spiritual home of traditional Chinese culture.Traditional Chinese gardens and shanshui paintings promote and confirm each other,forming the endless charm of traditional Chinese garden and standing proudly in the world.