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| Suzhou Garden |
I had a
really hard time to decide what this post should be about. Maybe Chinese
cuisine, maybe typical education or maybe travel sceneries. However, after I
saw some pictures sent by my friend I made up my mind to talk something about architecture.
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| Suzhou Garden |
In the old
days, traditional buildings were always coloured with red and gold for those
two colours represented royal families. In the yard, there was always a long
twist veranda surrounded by rockeries and plants.
The most magnificent
and famous historical building complex is the Forbidden City in Beijing. This
imperial palace has a history of more than 500 years and attracts countless of
people from all over the world every year.
However, even
though I am a person born and bred in the north, I would like to say that
buildings in the south of China are the soul of Chinese architectural culture.
In the
south, buildings are following the aesthetic way which is called the beauty of
asymmetry. You can never find two buildings look exactly the same. This
architectural style is totally opposite with the northern one.
You can sit
in the exquisite pavilion standing by the side of the lake, wander along the silent
path being surrounded by lush flowers, and enjoy the green bamboos growing outside
the gridding window.
You will
feel like as if walking in an old fade painting.
