免费日韩片_欧美成人精品一区二区男人小说_国产乱码一区二区三区四区_国产精品国产三级国产aⅴ入口_成人看的污污超级黄网站免费_欧美一级在线免费观看_成人午夜免费无码福利片_国产乱人伦偷精品视频色欲_aaa少妇高潮大片免费看_国产精品1234_亚洲精品国产suv一区88_中文字字幕在线中文无码_精品亚洲区_午夜九九九_国产av国片精品jk制服丝袜_色综合亚洲_亚洲成av人片无码bt种子下载_欧美色就色_精品少妇的一区二区三区四区_男人用嘴添女人下身免费视频

Where nature is shaped by hand

Jiangnan's classical gardens are portals to the past, in which the echoes of yesterday are alive and growing, Yang Yang reports.

By Yang Yang | China Daily | Updated: 2025-04-25 06:23
Share
Share - WeChat

Over the course of history, the region along the southern bank of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which is known in China as Jiangnan, has been a haven for royals, government officials, prominent families and scholars, seeking refuge from war and chaos, and a place where they had established new dynasties, kicking off flourishing eras of literature and art.

Jiangnan's prosperity was propelled by the construction of the Grand Canal, which began in the Sui Dynasty (581-618) and reached its historical zenith during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

The aesthetics and preferred entertainments of the ruling classes shaped Jiangnan, bequeathing the region a rich cultural heritage.

"Unless you enter the garden, how can you know spring's splendor?" Du Liniang asks famously in Ming playwright Tang Xianzu's classic legend, The Peony Pavilion. The fictitious heroine is the only daughter of an official during the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Her love affair begins during a stroll around her garden, a place where its owners escape from officialdom, appreciate nature, relax, think and dream.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next   >>|

Related Stories

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US