Wandering Through Jiangnan Gardens: Ji Chang Garden

By Liu Shanshan

Wandering Through Jiangnan Gardens: Jichang Garden explores a 500-year-old masterpiece, weaving its history, design, and aesthetic poetry into a vivid journey through the art of Chinese landscaping. Text in English and Mandarin.

This volume unlocks the timeless allure of Jiangnan's classical gardens through an intimate exploration of Wuxi's Jichang Garden. Featuring evocative photography, historical sketches, and archival imagery, it traces how this five-hundred-year-old masterpiece harmonizes rugged natural landscapes with sophisticated scholarly design. The book investigates the fusion of ancient craftsmanship, imperial legacy, and literary spirit embedded within its layered rockeries and tranquil waters. Structured around the engaging "Story-Route-Appreciation" framework, it invites readers to wander through pivotal eras--from its Ming Dynasty origins to Qing Dynasty grandeur--and examine twenty significant aesthetic vignettes. This scholarly yet accessible volume celebrates Jichang Garden as an enduring symbol of Chinese landscape art, offering profound insights for architects, historians, and travelers seeking to understand the poetic soul of Jiangnan.

Text in English and Mandarin.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 7576519452
• ISBN13: 9787576519457
• Release Date: January 2027
• Publisher: Tongji University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.