China's lost imperial garden: the world's most exquisite garden rediscovered

Built in 1707, the Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan) is a masterpiece integrating the classic garden-building arts of China. It is reputed as the "Garden of all Gardens," due to its rich and incomparable landscaping. The beautiful and expansive gardens were known to the world, and trigger...

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Beteilige Person: Guo, Daiheng (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Lee, Yaw-Tsong 1945- (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Better Link Press [2016]
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Zusammenfassung:Built in 1707, the Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan) is a masterpiece integrating the classic garden-building arts of China. It is reputed as the "Garden of all Gardens," due to its rich and incomparable landscaping. The beautiful and expansive gardens were known to the world, and triggered the craze of Chinese gardens in 18th century Europe. Victor Hugo, one of the best and greatest known French writers, described it as "Achievements generated from the imagination of a super nation." Scenes of the Old Summer Palace in this book are the exact results from a digitalized Old Summer Palace, which reveals the magnificence of the garden in its prime
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-251) and index
Umfang:256 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 31 cm
ISBN:9781602200210
1602200211