Study On The Hangzhou Traditional Garden Since Southern Song Dynasty

Under the great influence of World Cultural Heritage Hangzhou Westlake, the unique appearance of Hangzhou traditional Garden which was high maturity in the Southern Song Dynasty started the Jiangnan Era of Chinese garden history. According to the Professor Tong Jun's view, the four cities of Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou and Huzhou were the center location of garden activities since Southern Song Dynasty (1127AD-1279AD). Contrast to the depth study of Suzhou and Yangzhou traditional garden, the research of Hangzhou traditional Garden was limit, which was not match to its significant position in Chinese garden history.After the Hangzhou West Lake has been successfully declared as World Cultural Heritage, the Southern Song Imperial ruins protection works were the most important in the next decade in Hangzhou. To strengthen the authenticity of the Southern Song Hangzhou garden's study would satisfy the need of theoretical basis to support the future protection.The dissertation try to restoration the ruins of the gardens, and discuss about the design idea, the relationship of regular pond and the nature rockery, the standard measuring scale, the construction sequence of the garden. Then contrary to the other royal gardens, conclude the common garden features.The regular pool was still retained in Hangzhou traditional garden Since Song dynasty (960AD-1279AD). According to the large number of historical documents and existing garden, the dissertation explore the phenomenon of regular pond in the Song royal gardens and influence on the Korean Royal Garden, and make deep study the regular pond culture of private garden in the Song Dynasty. The rockery in the ruins was influence on appreciation of the Lingyin Feilai Hill. After the Bai Ju-yi's poem Len-quan (meaning of cold spring) Pavilion in Tang Dynasty (618AD-907AD), it had been the best hill landscape of Hangzhou West Lake which has an important influence on rocket art in Chinese garden. The emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty quite appreciated the landscape of Feilai Hill, especially for its ever-changing grotto art, in Hang Zhou Lingyin area. And in Imperial Palace, the Rockeries imitated the landscape of the Feilai Hill. The rockery taste have been continued in Hangzhou area ever since.