What is the basic type of gardens? (1)

——Based on the site selection and open way of the garden

Artificial landscape garden & Natural Landscape Garden

1. Artificial landscape garden

The artificial landscape garden is to dig water on the flat ground and build rockery, artificially create landscapes, combined with planting trees and building structures. The natural landscape is simulated in a small area.Most of these gardens are built on flat areas, especially in towns. The four elements of garden-buildings, rocks, water bodies, and plants are all artificial, so there are few objective constraints on gardening. Artificial landscape garden is the most representative type of Chinese classical garden artistic achievement.

Typical Example: Summer Palace

Summer Palace is a large landscape garden based on Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill, based on the West Lake of Hangzhou and drawing on the design techniques of gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. Glazed tiles and Clay roof tiles are used extensively in the roof of the building. It is also the most complete imperial palace and imperial court preserved. It is known as the "Royal Garden Museum" and is also a national key tourist attraction.

2. Natural Landscape Garden

Natural landscape gardens are generally built in the mountainous landscapes in the suburbs or outskirts of cities and towns. All or part of the natural landscape vegetation is used as the base of the park. The original landform of the base site is appropriately adjusted, transformed and processed according to the situation. Generally, it includes landscape parks and mountain parks and water garden. The key to building a natural landscape garden is to choose the base site. If the site is selected properly, the natural scenery that is far better than the artificial landscape garden can be obtained with a small amount of cost.