Taoism's Influence On Landscape Design

Taoism is the ancient Chinese philosophy. It is used to explain the world body, primitive, laws and principles. In the history of Chinese philosophy, "Tao" in the area is first put forward by the Taoists. Ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu to be a saying: "Man and Earth, to Heaven, Heaven Road, Imitation of Nature", has revealed the concept of symbiosis between man and the environment, but also points to landscape design, "Imitation of Nature, Heaven Hop a "theme. Landscape design is the nature of human life, an integral part of the environment, through the philosophy of the guidelines to the human living environment and natural environment in the room harmony.The issue is epistemological point of view of Taoism, to integrate theory with practice of landscape design in the Chinese tradition of its influence. Taoism as a philosophy, methodology, must be through the transformation in the landscape design in order to reflect its meaning. Because many features of landscape design in artificial polish though, but there are specific, and how to express things that depend on the natural landscape designers is how to understand how to get performance. Landscape elements such as:mountains, vegetation, water, though natural, but it can be handled manually by a man-made features to be shown; Similarly,Man-made things as part of the landscape garden architectural pieces, etc., in Taoism in "Imitation of Nature" show under the ideological guidance of the spirit of nature."Imitation of Nature", which is the classical Chinese garden art aesthetic principles, but also Classical Chinese Gardens induction of nature. Classical Chinese garden art ideas and aesthetic principles which originated from the philosophy and religious thought, the major schools of Chinese philosophy was Confucianism, Taoism and Zen thought. Although the Confucian ethics in the political and social impact on its much larger than the Taoists, but its aesthetic impact is not as good as on Taoism. Meanwhile, as another branch of Zen Buddhism, the art is only with the added impact of the location of Taoism.Therefore,Chinese landscape art of the fundamental aesthetic principles from Taoism major "Imitation of Nature."In traditional Chinese culture and thought-Taoism on the role of landscape design, landscape design for the Chinese traditional thinking to find new sources of income explained by a theory of traditional Chinese landscape design, culture and thought-the value and significance of Taoism. From home and abroad to upgrade to the epistemological methodology, and landscape design along the inheritance and development, and thus the status of landscape design, and future development in detail in the discussion.