Famous Chinese Gardens (Centenary Edition)

Chen Congzhou (1918-2000), Professor of Architecture at Tongji University, Shanghai, was the leading Chinese garden historian of his generation, and also a practicing landscape architect involved in the restoration of historic gardens. He served as an advisor to I. M. Pei & Associates and was made an honorary member of the Japanese Garden Society. He is widely referenced and quoted by specialists on Chinese gardens, and is considered one of the most preeminent thinkers and scholars in this field.

• An Interest in a Garden Grows with Daily VisitsOne Gazes Leisurely at the West Hill over WineMiniaturized Heaven and Land Lie in Your ArmsWater ang Stones in a Garden Stir EmotionsGreen Willlows Bring the Spring into Two GardensA Small Garden with Pavilions Is of Lasting InterestA Deep Garden Stretches into InfinityArtificial Deep Valleys and Clear Streams Become RealClear Moonlight Is Tangible Only in YangzhouElegance Arises from Principles Not StereotypesAfterword