ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Environmentalal Space Design of Xiu Garden
in Yangzhou Merchant Garden in Ming Dynasty
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School of Fine Arts and Design, Xinyang University, Xinyang, Henan,464000, China
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School of Science and Technology, Xinyang University, Xinyang, Henan,464000, China
Submission date: 2023-06-29
Final revision date: 2023-07-28
Acceptance date: 2023-08-26
Online publication date: 2023-11-14
Publication date: 2024-01-03
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Yangyang Qi
School of Fine Arts and Design,, Xinyang University, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(1):815-823
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The level and quantity of private gardens in Jiangnan in Ming Dynasty are the highest. Due to the
emergence of capitalism in the middle and late period, urban industry and commerce developed rapidly,
especially Huizhou merchants, with their strong material foundation, created a new situation of social
communication in Jiangnan [1]. Through the collection and reference of ancient books and documents
of Yangzhou merchant gardens and the analysis of Fang Xiangying's Reconstructing Xiuyuan, the paper
finds that the environmental design of Xiu garden can be summarized as follows: (1) highlighting the
literati temperament and attaching importance to the reference. (2) superior environment and sufficient
borrowing resources. (3) large-scale and sophisticated design. (4) numerous buildings and close
integration with the environment.
To sum up, the environmental space structure of Zheng Yuanxia's Xiu garden has the following
characteristics: (1) The scale of the rest garden is not too large. (2) The landscape in the garden is
basically built to imitate heaven, and the characteristics of the overall landscape are very similar to
those of literati gardens, all of which learn from nature and have obvious traces of literati gardens.
(3) The design of some scenic spots needs the support of wealth, such as the huge amount of gardening
materials used in the park. (4) The pavilions, stone Bridges, and a large number of plant configurations
created are not very common in most literati gardens, especially in the use of stone. It can be seen that
the garden of rest is a merchant garden with the characteristics of a literati garden created by Yuanxia
Zheng with huge funds.