Insights into Suzhou Gardens

By Crystal Tai

Suzhou, a city near Shanghai, is widely known for having gorgeous gardens, which exemplify incredibly ingenious ways of green landscaping, time-tested and timeless. Whether you are going to Suzhou in the near future or not, captivating color photos of classical gardens in this book will take your breath away. Better yet, this book will help you understand their enigmatic beauty.

苏州是靠近上海的一个城市，以拥有极美的园林而闻名。苏州园林堪称绿色环保庭院设计的典范，经过了时间考验，也超越了时代限制。无论您是否即将前往苏州，本书的苏州园林彩色照片都绝对美得会令您屏息。本书还能帮助您了解苏州园林谜样的美感。

This is an informative and intriguing book about all the most fascinating features of Suzhou-style gardens, such as winding ponds, dainty footbridges, porous rockeries, white walls with dark gray tile roofs, carved windows, moon gates, painting-like ground patterns, etc. It points out how each of them originated and why they deeply impress eminent architects and ordinary people alike. Equally notable is the book's detailed information on most of the lovely plants that flourish in a typical garden of Suzhou, as well as the aesthetic and/or auspicious purposes they serve.

这是一本具有丰富信息又引人入胜的作品，其中介绍苏州园林所有迷人的特征，包括曲池、小桥、假山、粉墙黛瓦、雕花窗户、月洞門、类似图画的铺地，等等。本书逐一指出这些特征如何起源，以及为何不但赢得一般人喜愛，也能深深吸引杰出的各国建筑师。同样值得注意的是，本书详细描写典型苏州园林之中讨人喜欢的植物，特别点出了这些植物中文名称的吉祥含义。

In addition, this book profiles nine of Suzhou's classical gardens, which have been collectively inscribed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as a World Heritage Site. It presents their best characteristics and tells their compelling stories.

此外，本书简介苏州荣获联合国教科文组织认可为世界文化遗产的九大园林。本书展示这九大园林的特色，也叙述这九大园林的动人故事。

While reading this book, you may get inspired to create a Suzhou corner in your own garden. Traditional elements of Suzhou-style gardens can definitely be modernized. World famous architect I. M. Pei (1917-2019) set an excellent example of incorporating them into the modern-looking Suzhou Museum.

当您阅读此书時，您或许会得到灵感，而在您的花园裡设立一个苏州角落。苏式园林的古典元素当然能让人加以现代化。世界知名的建筑师贝聿铭就在设计外观新潮的苏州博物馆之时，运用了传统的苏州园林元素，可谓极佳范例。

With or without your own garden in mind, you are bound to enjoy an imaginary tour of glorious gardens through this unprecedented book

无论您是否考虑将苏州园林元素运用于您自己的花园，您都将能透过这本空前的著作，到书中令人赏心悦目的花园裡悠然神游！

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DV36DRDZ
• ISBN13: 9798330488728
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Icultures Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"