Handout - Lecture 08

The University of Hong Kong

Common Core Course 2011 – 2012

China: Culture, State and Society

Chinese House and Garden: Architecture, Landscape, and Material Culture (CCCH 9001)

Lecture 08 (16/11/2011)

Garden, City and Landscape: the 16^th and 17^th Century Suzhou

A.     City and Garden

1.         The Functions of Garden and Garden in a House

2.         Four Famed Suzhou Gardens 蘇州四大名園

i.          The Master of Nets Garden 網師園 (Song 宋1174-)

-           a pocket garden combined with residence

ii.         The Lion Grove Garden 獅子林 (Yuan 元1342-)

-           an originally temple garden conform with literati’s and merchant’s interest

iii.        The Humble Administrator Garden 拙政園 (Ming 明1510-)

-           a large scale water scenery garden designed by literati (Wen Zheng-Ming 文徵明)

iv.        The Lingering Garden 留園 (Ming 明1593-)

-                 a comprehensive garden famous for rock and water

v.         Others: Cang-Lang Pavilion, Suzhou 蘇州滄浪亭 (Song宋 1045-)

-           a small shrine and public garden

B.     Chinese Literati of late Ming  and Qing

1.                   Tang Xian-Zu  湯顯祖(1550-1616): Peony Pavilion牡丹亭, Kun Opera  崑曲

-           Romantic Dream in the Garden遊園驚夢

2.                   Wen Zhen-Heng  文震亨(1585-1645): Appreciation & Grading of Material Culture長物志

-           Studios and Retreats 室廬 (Architecture and Components); Foliage花木;

Pond & Rock水石; Pet 禽魚 (Birds and Fish); Calligraphy and Painting書畫

3.                   Li Yu  李漁(1611-1680): Journal of Leisure Time 閒情偶寄

-           Poetry 詞曲; Opera 演習; Appearance 聲容; Dwelling 居室; 

Furniture and Utensil器玩; Food 飲饌; Planting 種植; Pleasure 頤養

4.                   Shen Fu沈復(1763-1807): Six Chapters of a Floating Life 浮生六記

-           Wedded Bliss 閨房記樂; The Little Pleasures of Life 閒情記趣; Sorrow 坎坷記愁; The Joys of Travel 浪游記快

5.                   Cao Xue-Qin 曹雪芹(1724-1763): Dream of Red Chambers 紅樓夢

-           Grand View Garden大觀園

C.     Nature and  Artificial Landscape

1.         Prodigious Royal Gardens and Regional Landscape

i.                    Summer Palace, Beijing  北京頤和園

ii.                  Imperial Summer Resort, Cheng-de 承德避暑山莊

iii.                West Lake, Hangzhou 杭州 西湖

2.         Famous Mountain 名山: Political, Religious and Literati Landscape    

i.                                Politics and Mountains: The Five Famous Mountains五嶽:

Mount Tai 泰山(封禪), Mount Hua華山 Mount Heng 恒山, Mount Heng 衡山, Mount Song 嵩山

ii.                  Buddhism Mountain:  Mount Wu-Tai五台山, Mount Er-Mei峨眉山

Mount Pu-Tuo 普陀山, Mount Jiu-Hua 九華山

iii.                Daoism Mountains: Mount Wu-Dang 武當山, Mount Mao茅山,

Mount Long-Hu 龍虎山, Mount Qing-Cheng青城山

iv.        Literati Paintings and Mountains: Yellow Mountain黃山, Mount Lu 廬山

Required Reading List:

Suzhou Institute of Landscape Architectural Design, Suzhou Gardens. Beijing: China Architecture &

Building Press, 2001.

Recommended Reading List:

Pao-Teh, Han. The Story of Chinese Landscape Design. Taiwan: Youth Cultural Enterprise, 1992.

(Chapter 5, Chapter 6 & Chapter 7)

Maggie, Keswick. The Chinese Garden. London: Academy Editions, 1986.

Clunas, Craig. Superfluous Things, Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China. Honolulu:

University of Hawaii Press, 2004.

Clunas, Craig. Fruitful Sites: Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China. US: Duke University Press, 1996.

Yali, Yu. Gardens in Suzhou. London: Edition Axel Menges, 2003.

Isao, Yoshikawa. Chinese Gardens. Taiwan: Shu xin Publisher, 1991.

Li-xian, Chen. Art and Architecture in Suzhou Gardens. Nanjing: Yilin Press, 1992.

Yu-tang, Lin. My country and my people. New York: Day, 1935.

Yu-tang, Lin. The importance of living. London: William Heinemann, 1940.

Li-Tsui Flora Fu, Framing Famous Mountains: Grand Tour and Mingshan Paintings in Sixteenth-century

China. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2009.

李漁著，《閒情偶寄》，上海: 上海古籍出版社，2000. (居室部)

沈復著，《浮生六記》，北京: 人民文學出版社，1999. (閑情記趣 & 浪遊記快)                  

文震亨著，《長物志圖說》，山東: 山東畫報出版社，2006.

劉敦楨著，《蘇州古典園林》，南京: 中國建築工業出版社，1979.

童寯著，《江南園林志》，中國工業出版社，1963.

關華山著，《紅樓夢中的建築與園林》，百花文藝出版社，2008.

黃雲皓著，《圖解紅樓夢建築意象》，中國建築工業出版社，2006.