by Xiao Xiaoming · tapa dura · ISBN 9787119031835
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«Classical Chinese Gardens» is the illustrated essay by Xiao Xiaoming, published by Foreign Language Press in hardcover (107 pages, in Chinese).
The book traces the history of classical Chinese gardens and the different aesthetic conceptions of imperial, monastic, and private gardens. For the author, architecture, flowers, trees, and landscape are not just techniques: they express a cultural spirit shaped by China's thought and ideological heritage. It includes color photographs.
Published in 2003 within the Culture of China series. Edition of 17.5 x 19.5 cm, with illustrations and color photographs.
A work for those interested in Chinese culture, landscape architecture, and garden design.
