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Garden is a recreational and appreciation environment with natural interest created by human beings out of their yearning for nature. It is an object of aesthetic enjoyment. The natural scenery processed or reproduced by the means of gardening art is an idealized garden scene imbued with the interest of human life. It potentially gives people the gratification of labor's victory over nature, and more directly gives people a pleasing aesthetic enjoyment. Today, classical gardens have become relics of history and serve as witnesses and cultural relics for appreciation of the splendid civilization of ancient China. The purpose of this book is not only to summarize human cultural heritage, but more importantly, to create a garden-like living space for the entire society in modern and future times.

The palace is the most advanced building built by gathering social wealth, wisdom and skills. It is a concentrated expression of the ideology, culture and art, production level and engineering technology of the society at that time. It reflects the material civilization, spiritual civilization and hierarchical order of the time. It is a symbol of royal power or imperial power. This book gives a general and popular explanation of the occurrence and development of Chinese palaces, lists examples of typical palaces from past dynasties, and vividly and concretely demonstrates the most glorious architectural achievements in history.