a brief introduction to the summer palace part ⅰ the clear ripple garden chapter ⅰ the construction process and historical background [1] an imperial order from emperor qianlong [2] the um hill and the west lake [3] the clear ripple garden [4) the motivation for the project [5] the gigantic project chapter ⅱ the general layout and spatial structure [1] the west lake obsession [2] the landform reconstruction [3] the six bridges of west causeway [4] the lingering flavors of graceful qiantang [5] fusion of hill sceneries and waterscapes chapter ⅲ the court area and front hill buils [1] the diligence hall and joyful longevity [2] long corridor [3] the temple of immense gratitude and longevity [4] the towering pavilion [5] the glazed world [6] a strollin paintings chapter ⅳ sceneries of the front lake and the rear hill and back river [1] on kunming lake [2] fairy mountains on the ocean [3] sinuous stream flows to serene ce [4] rear hill sceneries [5] waterfront buy-and-sell streets [6] the sumeru wise land [7] the colorful paa chapter ⅴ the charming design concept [1] landscape miniaturization [2] rockworks and artifi hills [3] majestic passes [4] cultivation of garden nts [5] sceneries borrowed from the outside [6] symbolic meanings and morals [7] tourist land ways and water routes part ⅱthe summer palace chapter ⅵ the reconstruction process and historical background [1] the weather-beaten royal garden [2] a birthday gift for empress dowager [3] the restoration and reconstruction [4] an ingenious masterpiece [5] the wuxu reform and gengzi indemnity …… conclusion references acknowledgements list of illustrations
精彩书评:
there are caue and effect behind the trend of all age, which eem to contain unavoidable factor. fortunately, in our time, an awarene of national culture ha grown in china a well. and it i in the modern pirit of puruing cholarly tudie to collect material object and do reearch about the pat effort hould be made today to eek new development in the bloodtream of tradition. a chinee buil repreent a kind of engineering technology that lated for over two thouand year, they form an independent art ytem. the chinee culture find it expreion in many buil, which contitute a large portion of the chinee art legacy. we mut repect the brilliant ancient chinee culture, we cannot afford to neglect reearching the hitory of thee chinee buil if we are determined to rejuvenate our nation and carefully ort out and protect the cultural relic of our pat generation. if we attempt to awaken ociety by provi objective academic reearch, we can contribute to protecting cultural relic and can gradually reduce the damage to them. even if uch a work i a force againt the trend of time, there mut be no delay, a it i imilar to recuing valuable article and preciou painting from a raging fire. it i a acred duty to cherih and protect thee valuable chinee cultural relic. ——liang icheng