Awards
- Winner of Benjamin Franklin Award (Multicultural) 2010
Overview
"From 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. This 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."
Full Product Details
Author: T. June Li
Publisher: Huntington Library Press,US
Imprint: Huntington Library Press,US
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 30.50cm
Weight: 0.930kg
ISBN: 9780873281751
ISBN 10: 0873281756
Pages: 130
Publication Date: 01 December 2008
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Flip through the pages and you will undoubtedly add Liu Fang Yuan to your list of must-see destinations. --American Gardener Whether a visitor... or not, this handsome volume provides the reader with insight into the symbolism and design. --Chicago Botanic Garden People interested in Liu Fan Yuan or in Chinese gardens in general will find something to pique their interest in this oversized volume. --Landscape Architecture
"""Flip through the pages and you will undoubtedly add Liu Fang Yuan to your list of must-see destinations."" American Gardener 20100517 ""Whether a visitor... or not, this handsome volume provides the reader with insight into the symbolism and design."" Chicago Botanic Garden 20090424 ""People interested in Liu Fan Yuan or in Chinese gardens in general will find something to pique their interest in this oversized volume."" Landscape Architecture 20091001"
Whether a visitor... or not, this handsome volume provides the reader with insight into the symbolism and design. --Chicago Botanic Garden People interested in Liu Fang Yuan or in Chinese gardens in general will find something to pique their interest in this oversized volume. --Landscape Architecture
Author Information
T. June Li is Curator of the Huntington's Chinese Garden.
