中华文明探微书系-中国园林（英）

　　《中国园林》从中国文化的角度出发，阐述了园林的本身特色及所承载的文化意蕴；又从中国园林与其他国家及地区园林的比较中显示出了中国园林所承载的文化含义及其象征。其中本书*有特色的是第五章《引人入胜——中国园林审美》，从意境的角度解析了园林的审美方法及审美感受。并选取日本、西方（主要是欧洲）以及伊斯兰的园林与中国园林作了一番比较，在比较中再次彰显了中国园林的独特之处。

Chapter Ⅰ The Formation and Development of Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅰ The Origins of Classical Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅱ A Symbol of Imperial Power
Section Ⅲ A Place to Indulge in a Passion for Landscape
Section Ⅳ Gardens in the Golden Age of Imperial China
Section Ⅴ Moving with the Times
Section Ⅵ Moving Heaven and Earth
Chapter Ⅱ Categories of Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅰ Imperial Gardens
Section Ⅱ Private Gardens
Section Ⅲ Comparison between Imperial Gardens and Private Gardens
Chapter Ⅲ The Four Major Elements of Chinese Garden Design
Section Ⅰ Rockeries
Section Ⅱ Water Features
Section Ⅲ Architecture
Section Ⅳ Flowers and Trees
Chapter Ⅳ The Cultural Characteristics of Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅰ Building a Model of Heaven and Earth
Section Ⅱ The World in Microcosm
Section Ⅲ A Part of the Whole
Chapter Ⅴ The Aesthetic Characteristics of Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅰ The Implications of Chinese Garden Naming Conventions.
Section Ⅱ Symbolism and Analogy
Section Ⅲ The Artistic Conception behind Classical Chinese Gardens
Section Ⅳ The Beauty of Dynamism
Chapter Ⅵ Appreciating Northern China’s Imperial Gardens
Section Ⅰ The Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City
Section Ⅱ Qianlong Garden，or the Garden of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity
Section Ⅲ The Old Summer Palace
Section Ⅳ The Summer Palace
Section Ⅴ Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort
Chapter VII Appreciating Southern China’s Private Gardens
Section Ⅰ Jichang Garden
Section Ⅱ The Humble Administrator’s Garden
Section Ⅲ The Master of Nets Garden
Section Ⅳ Ge Garden
Author’s Note
A Brief Chronology of Chinese History