An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”

Haiying Ma

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12

| Peer-Reviewed

An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”

Haiying Ma

Published in Advances in Sciences and Humanities (Volume 3, Issue 1)

Received: 27 March 2017 Accepted: 2 May 2017 Published: 19 May 2017

Views: Downloads:

Download PDF

Share This Article

Twitter
Linked In
Facebook

Abstract

“Fine Bamboo Garden” (Guyi yuan) of Nanxiang Town today is one of the “five famous classical gardens of Shanghai”, and is called “an immortal garden”, because it has withstood frequent and distinct changes of its cultural connotation. To be specific, at the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Min Shiji and Zhu Sansong first built it, because of their plenty financial strength and good crafts, it was ingenious yet deep, a good private garden of a functionary. During the late Ming period, it belonged to literate Li Yizhi, so with more natural taste, and became to a typical poetic style garden. At the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Ye Jin rebuilt and enlarged it, made it a famous splendid and delicate garden. From the end of the Qianlong period to the late Qing Dynasty and the Minguo Period, it was attached to the local temple, then a gathering place for local business people, then an outing sight for Shanghai people, while it was closely connected with the social and historical transformation of Nanxiang, but its lettered taste was weakened and changed into a public garden. Since the liberation till now, it has been restored and enlarged many times by the government, its poetic charm has lost to a certain extent, but the beautiful landscape and clear cultural style has made it a public garden of the people.

Published in	Advances in Sciences and Humanities (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12
Page(s)	5-10
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2017. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Fine Bamboo Garden, Historical Changes, Cultural Landscape, Care and Precision

References

[1]	Zhang Chengxian, Nanxiangzhen zhi (Nanxiang Town Records), revised by Cheng Youxi, arranged by Zhu Hong, rpt. Shanghai: Shehui kexue, 2004.
[2]	Zhang, pp. 181-195.
[3]	Zhang, p. 63.
[4]	Zhang, p. 65.
[5]	Tong Juan, Jiangnan yuanlin zhi (Gardens Records of Regions South of the Yangtze River), rpt. Beijing: Zhongguo jianzhu gongye, 1984.
[6]	Huang Shang, “Chunyou gu yi yuan” (“Visiting ‘Fine Bamboo Garden’ on a Spring Day”), in Liu Zhengtai, et al., Shanghai fengqing (Shanghai Scenery), Shanghai: Shanghai sanlian, 1988, pp.157-162.
[7]	Zhang, p. 65.
[8]	Tong, p. 24.
[9]	Cheng Guodong, et al., compiled, Jiadingxian zhi (Jiading County Records), vol. 12, block print edition, the 7^th year of Qianlong Period (1742).
[10]	Zhao Xin, Su Yuan, compiled, Jiadingxian zhi (Jiading County Records), vol. 13, block print edition, the 12^th year of Kangxi Period (1673).
[11]	Zhang, p. 93.
[12]	Yao Chengxu, Wuqu fanggu lu (Collection of the Visiting to Old Landscapes in Wu Place), arranged by Jiang Xiaoqing, rpt. Nanjing: Jiangsu guji, 1979, pp.149-150. The book was written in 1829.
[13]	About “Fine Bamboo Garden”, some recent books also can be referred. Such as: Ma Haiying, Jiangnan yuanlin de shige yijing (Poetic Conception of Gardens to the South of Changjiang River), Suzhou: Suzhou daxue, 2013, pp. 275-302. Cao Lindi, Yuanting xinbu: zhongguo gudian yuanlin wenhua jiedu (Walking in the Gardens: Culture Reading on Chinese Classical Gardens), Being: Zhongguo jianzhu gongye, pp. 232-242. Ruan Yisan, et al., compiled, Jiangnan gudian sijia yuanlin (Private Classical Gardens to the South of Changjiang River), Nanjing: Yilin, 2009, pp. 171-175.

Cite This Article

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Haiying Ma. (2017). An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”. Advances in Sciences and Humanities, 3(1), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Haiying Ma. An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”. Adv. Sci. Humanit. 2017, 3(1), 5-10. doi: 10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Haiying Ma. An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”. Adv Sci Humanit. 2017;3(1):5-10. doi: 10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12,
  author = {Haiying Ma},
  title = {An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”},
  journal = {Advances in Sciences and Humanities},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  pages = {5-10},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ash.20170301.12},
  abstract = {“Fine Bamboo Garden” (Guyi yuan) of Nanxiang Town today is one of the “five famous classical gardens of Shanghai”, and is called “an immortal garden”, because it has withstood frequent and distinct changes of its cultural connotation. To be specific, at the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Min Shiji and Zhu Sansong first built it, because of their plenty financial strength and good crafts, it was ingenious yet deep, a good private garden of a functionary. During the late Ming period, it belonged to literate Li Yizhi, so with more natural taste, and became to a typical poetic style garden. At the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Ye Jin rebuilt and enlarged it, made it a famous splendid and delicate garden. From the end of the Qianlong period to the late Qing Dynasty and the Minguo Period, it was attached to the local temple, then a gathering place for local business people, then an outing sight for Shanghai people, while it was closely connected with the social and historical transformation of Nanxiang, but its lettered taste was weakened and changed into a public garden. Since the liberation till now, it has been restored and enlarged many times by the government, its poetic charm has lost to a certain extent, but the beautiful landscape and clear cultural style has made it a public garden of the people.},
 year = {2017}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”
AU  - Haiying Ma
Y1  - 2017/05/19
PY  - 2017
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12
DO  - 10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12
T2  - Advances in Sciences and Humanities
JF  - Advances in Sciences and Humanities
JO  - Advances in Sciences and Humanities
SP  - 5
EP  - 10
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2472-0984
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12
AB  - “Fine Bamboo Garden” (Guyi yuan) of Nanxiang Town today is one of the “five famous classical gardens of Shanghai”, and is called “an immortal garden”, because it has withstood frequent and distinct changes of its cultural connotation. To be specific, at the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Min Shiji and Zhu Sansong first built it, because of their plenty financial strength and good crafts, it was ingenious yet deep, a good private garden of a functionary. During the late Ming period, it belonged to literate Li Yizhi, so with more natural taste, and became to a typical poetic style garden. At the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Ye Jin rebuilt and enlarged it, made it a famous splendid and delicate garden. From the end of the Qianlong period to the late Qing Dynasty and the Minguo Period, it was attached to the local temple, then a gathering place for local business people, then an outing sight for Shanghai people, while it was closely connected with the social and historical transformation of Nanxiang, but its lettered taste was weakened and changed into a public garden. Since the liberation till now, it has been restored and enlarged many times by the government, its poetic charm has lost to a certain extent, but the beautiful landscape and clear cultural style has made it a public garden of the people.
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
ER  -

Copy | Download

Author Information

Haiying Ma

The Humanities College, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, Shanghai, China

Download PDF

Sections

Plain Text BibTeX RIS

APA Style

Haiying Ma. (2017). An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”. Advances in Sciences and Humanities, 3(1), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12

Copy | Download

ACS Style

Haiying Ma. An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”. Adv. Sci. Humanit. 2017, 3(1), 5-10. doi: 10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12

Copy | Download

AMA Style

Haiying Ma. An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”. Adv Sci Humanit. 2017;3(1):5-10. doi: 10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12

Copy | Download

@article{10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12,
  author = {Haiying Ma},
  title = {An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”},
  journal = {Advances in Sciences and Humanities},
  volume = {3},
  number = {1},
  pages = {5-10},
  doi = {10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ash.20170301.12},
  abstract = {“Fine Bamboo Garden” (Guyi yuan) of Nanxiang Town today is one of the “five famous classical gardens of Shanghai”, and is called “an immortal garden”, because it has withstood frequent and distinct changes of its cultural connotation. To be specific, at the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Min Shiji and Zhu Sansong first built it, because of their plenty financial strength and good crafts, it was ingenious yet deep, a good private garden of a functionary. During the late Ming period, it belonged to literate Li Yizhi, so with more natural taste, and became to a typical poetic style garden. At the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Ye Jin rebuilt and enlarged it, made it a famous splendid and delicate garden. From the end of the Qianlong period to the late Qing Dynasty and the Minguo Period, it was attached to the local temple, then a gathering place for local business people, then an outing sight for Shanghai people, while it was closely connected with the social and historical transformation of Nanxiang, but its lettered taste was weakened and changed into a public garden. Since the liberation till now, it has been restored and enlarged many times by the government, its poetic charm has lost to a certain extent, but the beautiful landscape and clear cultural style has made it a public garden of the people.},
 year = {2017}
}

Copy | Download

TY  - JOUR
T1  - An Immortal Garden: Cultural Legacy of “Fine Bamboo Garden”
AU  - Haiying Ma
Y1  - 2017/05/19
PY  - 2017
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12
DO  - 10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12
T2  - Advances in Sciences and Humanities
JF  - Advances in Sciences and Humanities
JO  - Advances in Sciences and Humanities
SP  - 5
EP  - 10
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2472-0984
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ash.20170301.12
AB  - “Fine Bamboo Garden” (Guyi yuan) of Nanxiang Town today is one of the “five famous classical gardens of Shanghai”, and is called “an immortal garden”, because it has withstood frequent and distinct changes of its cultural connotation. To be specific, at the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Min Shiji and Zhu Sansong first built it, because of their plenty financial strength and good crafts, it was ingenious yet deep, a good private garden of a functionary. During the late Ming period, it belonged to literate Li Yizhi, so with more natural taste, and became to a typical poetic style garden. At the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Ye Jin rebuilt and enlarged it, made it a famous splendid and delicate garden. From the end of the Qianlong period to the late Qing Dynasty and the Minguo Period, it was attached to the local temple, then a gathering place for local business people, then an outing sight for Shanghai people, while it was closely connected with the social and historical transformation of Nanxiang, but its lettered taste was weakened and changed into a public garden. Since the liberation till now, it has been restored and enlarged many times by the government, its poetic charm has lost to a certain extent, but the beautiful landscape and clear cultural style has made it a public garden of the people.
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
ER  -

Copy | Download