Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai, China
Centuries ago, Chinese scholars created exquisite gardens in which to spend their days painting, writing poetry, and escaping the world. Today, Paul Westlake captures these gardens in this slideshow of photos and digital extras.
Portland Classical Chinese Garden
from nipic
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The Dunedin Chinese Garden is one of a handful of worldwide authentic Chinese gardens outside of China. It is a place of tranquil beauty.
I scanned this drawing from the handout that they were giving out at the show. THROUGH THE MOONGATE was designed by Lesley Bremness and sponsored jointly by Bank of China and Royal Bank of Scotland. It was said to be the first Chinese Garden ever installed for the Chelsea Flower Show. One goal was to build bridges of understanding between China and the world through Chinese horticultural heritage. According to the booklet the Moongate itself separates a quiet courtyard from a household area, and the path unfolds like a scroll through a series of settings, each offering a new experience and revealing ingenious ways developed by the Chinese to manipulate space and create privacy, and there is always a seat at the perfect viewpoint. The booklet has an extensive plant list that I will try to add later.
Canon EOS 700D
This is the garden behind Pan Men (Pan city gate) in Suzhou. It's an HDR of three images (-2,0,+2). Too bad the sky is flat. Done in Photomatrix with some more processing in Viveza.
