Research About Complexity On Cultural Thoughts And Artistic Style Of Suzhou Gardens

The paper based on the artistic style of Suzhou private classical garden (referred toSuzhou garden below), deep to research the cultural thoughts, Combined with political,economic, and cultural context to research about complexity on cultural thoughts andartistic style of Suzhou gardens. The first chapter main explore historical origin andclassification of Suzhou garden and the Chinese hermit culture thought basis on theliterature review. Focusing on Suzhou garden the characteristics of hidden thoughts aswell as its effect to garden creating in Suzhou garden. The second chapter taking theHumble Administrator’s Garden, Lion Grove Garden, Couple’s Garden and so on forexample, analyzed the main creating concept, to explain the very different gardeningtechniques and rich creating culture thoughts, because of the different of master,builder, participate, background, political factors although they are all private gardens.The third chapter detailed analysis complex psychological and rich creating method inTuisi garden. The fourth chapter focuses on pursuing why are the Suzhou gardens socomplexity. The most of feudal literati commonly held the complex thoughts that to bein politic or not. The literati desired for freedom of thoughts, got rid of the shackles offeudal ethical code, hope for a quiet life, at the same time, they couldn’t bear quiet life,hoping to be an official to take glory.“Successful, they made all the world good”, but itcan’t avoid political struggle, cheat to be an official, so most literati choose to live ingarden to reach the target of “Poor, they made themselves alone good”. To a certainextent garden connected with the gap of official and civilian. Achieved the target ofhermit, at the same time had rich life. In general, in the pursuit of “harmony” realm,under the guidance thought of “derive from the nature, higher than the nature” theSuzhou garden seemingly contradictory but was relatively harmoniously melt casting inartistic entity, so the achievements of world renowned classical private gardens inSuzhou.