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Another World Lies Beyond : Creating Liu Fang Yuan, the Huntington's Chinese Garden by T. June Li (2009, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHuntington Library Press
ISBN-100873281756
ISBN-139780873281751
eBay Product ID (ePID)66165042
Product Key Features
Book TitleAnother World Lies Beyond : Creating Liu Fang Yuan, the Huntington's Chinese Garden
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicLandscape, Regional / General, General, Garden Design
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture, Gardening
AuthorT. June Li
Book SeriesThe Huntington Library Garden Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight36.5 Oz
Item Length11.8 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-023791
ReviewsPeople interested in Liu Fan Yuan or in Chinese gardens in general will find something to pique their interest in this oversized volume., Flip through the pages and you will undoubtedly add Liu Fang Yuan to your list of must-see destinations., Whether a visitor. . . or not, this handsome volume provides the reader with insight into the symbolism and design.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal712.09794/93
SynopsisFrom the Lake of Reflected Fragrance to the Pavilion for Washing Away Thoughts to the Isle of Alighting Geese, this gorgeously illustrated volume explores the Huntington's Chinese Garden--Liu Fang Yuan, or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance--one of the largest such gardens outside China. With the first phase of construction completed, the garden opened to visitors in early 2008. It resembles those created in seventeenth-century Suzhou, offering awe-inspiring views and architecture and evoking an era when scholars sought quiet, intimate gardens in which to retreat, write poetry, and practice calligraphy, among many other pursuits. The contributors to "Another World Lies Beyond "discuss the challenges of constructing the garden in Southern California as well as the cultural traditions and aesthetics of Chinese garden design, especially the ways in which the plants and structures engage the imagination of visitors. Inscribed poetic couplets, literary allusions, botanical motifs, and evocative names for structures reveal layers of symbolism for exploration and interpretation. The volume's final essay describes how plants that originated in China--such as the chrysanthemum, the plum, and the camellia--have shaped that country's ancient botanical heritage and have enriched the gardens of both East and West.
LC Classification NumberSB457.55.A56 2008
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