ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS

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Architectural constructions in gardens differ from common buildings since they must embellish the garden as part of the natural scenery while maintaining their practical uses.

Halls, pavilions, pleasure boats, corridors, bridges and walls are the various types of a buildings found in gardens.

Halls

Halls are where visitors are served and meetings are held and are the central structure of a garden. The location of the hall influences the disposition of the overall scenery.

The hall must be allocated sufficient space as it’s usually fairly large, and according to Chinese custom, its entrance should face south. Outside the hall lies the main scenery the garden.

Buildings

The highest structure in the garden should provide the visitor a panoramic view from all four windowed walls. The building can also be used to store books and paintings.

Pavilions

The sides of a pavilnon are and support a single roof. Pavilions are used as a rest stop or a scenic point. Pavilions vary in shape from three”, six- and eight-sided or corridor, or adjacent to a wall or edge of a cliff. Famous pavilions include the Surging Waves Pavilion(canglang ting and the Songfeng Pavilion(songfeng ting)in Admi the Humble Administrator’s Garden.

Pleasure Boats

These artificial boats are placed along the shore. A good example is the marble boat in the Summer Palace.

Corridors

Corridors are more than passageways; they’re also vantage points for sightseeing.

Corridors are some of the most creative structures in Chinese gardens; they link the different structures, allowing easy movement within the garden, and provide shelter from the elements. The Long Corridor in the Summer Place is nearly 800 yards (728 m) long and 40 has more than 14, 000 colorful paintings. If a visitor spends only seconds to view eacht wout painting, it would take about hours to see them all Bridges Bridges provide vantage points on both sides of the bridge and in the waterscape itself. Garden bridges are straight or twisty, arched or flat and made from stone, bamboo or wood.