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Suzhou Gardens
The Classical Gardens of Suzhou (; Suzhou dialect, Suzhounese (Romanization of Wu Chinese, Wugniu): ''sou1-tseu1 yoe2-lin2'') are a group of gardens in the city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu, China, which have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Spanning a period of almost one thousand years, from the Northern Song to the late Qing dynasties (11th-19th century), these gardens, most of them built by scholars, standardized many of the key features of classical Chinese garden design with constructed landscapes mimicking natural scenery of rocks, hills and rivers with strategically located pavilions and pagodas. The elegant aesthetics and subtlety of these scholars' gardens and their delicate style and features are often imitated by various gardens in other parts of China, including the various Imperial Gardens, such as those in the Chengde Mountain Resort. According to UNESCO, the gardens of Suzhou "represent the development of Chinese landscape garden design over more than two th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzhou, Jiangsu
Suzhou is a major prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. As part of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, it is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce. Founded in 514 BC, Suzhou rapidly grew in size by the Eastern Han dynasty, mostly due to emigration from Northern and southern China, northern China. From the 10th century onwards, it has been an important economic, cultural, and commercial center, as well as the largest non-capital city in the world, until it was overtaken by Shanghai. Since Chinese economic reform, economic reforms began in 1978, Suzhou attained GDP growth rates of about 14% in 35 years. In 2023, Suzhou had 5 million registered residents. Suzhou is listed as the 48th List of cities by scientific output, cities by scientific output according to the Nature Index 2022. The city is home to universities, including Soochow University (Suzhou), Soochow University, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong–Liverp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liuyuan
Liu Yuan or Liuyuan may refer to: People * Liu Yuan (Han-Zhao) (died 310), Xiongnu leader who became the founding emperor of Former Han (Han Zhao) * Liu Yuan (PRC general) (born 1951), general and politician of the People's Republic of China *Liu Yuan (musician) (1960–2024), Chinese jazz musician * Liu Yuan (boxer) (born 1979), Chinese boxer * Liu Yuan (table tennis) Places in China * Liuyuan, Gansu (柳园), town in Guazhou County, Gansu * Liuyuan, Hebei (柳园), town in Linzhang County, Hebei * Liuyuan, Shandong (榴园), town in Yicheng District, Zaozhuang, Shandong * Liuyuan Township (流源乡), in Guidong County, Hunan * Liuyuan Subdistrict, Shandong (柳园街道), in Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng, Shandong * Liuyuan Subdistrict, Jiangsu, a township-level division of Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China * Lingering Garden (留園), a Chinese garden The Chinese garden is a landscape garden style which has evolved over three thousand years. It includes both th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lion Grove Garden
The Lion Grove Garden (; Suzhou Wu: Sy tsy lin yoe, ) is a garden located at 23 Yuanlin Road in Gusu District (formerly Pingjiang District), Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The garden is famous for the large and labyrinthine grotto of ''taihu'' rocks at its center. The name of the garden is derived from the shape of these rocks, which are said to resemble lions. The garden is recognized with other classical gardens in Suzhou as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History "Of all the famous rock-gardens in history, only one has survived. This is the so-called 'Lion Garden' in Suzhou ." The Lion Grove Garden was built in 1342 during the Yuan Dynasty by a Zen Buddhist monk, Wen Tianru, in memory of his teacher Abbot Zhongfeng. At that time the garden was part of the Bodhi Orthodox Monastery (). The name of the garden is derived from the lion-shaped ''taihu'' rocks, which in turn were built as a reference to the symbolic lion in the Lion's Roar Sutra. According to a garden record of the Yuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. How the numbers got to their Gupta form is open to considerable debate. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Wave Pavilion
The Canglang Pavilion (; Suzhou Wu: Tshaon laon din, ), variously translated as the Great Wave Pavilion, Surging Wave Pavilion, or Blue Wave Pavilion, is one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou that are jointly recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located at 3 Canglangting Street in Suzhou, Jiangsu China. History The Canglang Pavilion was built in 1044 CE by the Song dynasty poet Su Shunqin (1008–1048), on the site of a pre-existing imperial flower garden c 960 CE. It is the oldest of the UNESCO gardens in Suzhou, keeping its original Song dynasty layout.Suzhou, 2009 The name is derived from a verse in the poem ''Fishermen'' by Qu Yuan (ca. 340 BCE-278 BCE), a poet from the southern state of Chu during the Warring States period, in his book '' Songs of the South'', "If the Canglang River is dirty I wash my muddy feet; If the Canglang River is clean I wash my ribbon".Yuan, 2004 This verse alludes to an honest official who removes himself fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garden Of Cultivation
The Garden of Cultivation () is one of the best preserved examples of a Ming Dynasty classical garden in Suzhou. It is part of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list. "Due to its special history, this Garden was virtually unknown before it was listed as a UN World Cultural Heritage site." History The Garden of Cultivation was built in 1541 CE by Yuan Zugeng (袁祖庚, 1519–1590),Li Zongwei, p. 179 at that time it was called the ''Hall of Delights''. In 1620 CE it was purchased by Wen Zhenmeng (1574-1638), grandson of the Wen Zhengming the designer of the Humble Administrator's Garden, "a celebrated master painter in China's history, and hoserved as the prime minister in the late Ming Dynasty". Wen Zhenmeng rebuilt the garden and renamed it ''Herb Garden (yaopu).'' In 1659 CE, It was rebuilt again by Jiang Cai, "a respected scholar and minister of Foreign Affairs during the late Ming Dynasty, who protested against corruption b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fry Pavilion
Fry, fries, Fry's or frying may refer to: Food and cooking * Frying, the cooking of food in hot oil or fat ** French fries, deep-fried potato strips ** Frying pan, cookware for frying People * Fry (surname), a British family name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) ** Philip J. Fry, fictional protagonist of animated sitcom ''Futurama'' * Uncle Fry - one of many names of Uncle Teddy from Old (and Modern) Kyiv, Capital of Cossack Ukraine. Businesses and organizations * Fry (racing team), a British Formula Two constructor * Fry Art Gallery, Saffron Walden, Essex, England * Fry Group Foods, a South African/Australian manufacturer of vegan meat analogues * Fry's Electronics, a defunct American retailer * Fry's Food and Drug, a chain of American supermarkets in Arizona * J. S. Fry & Sons, a defunct British chocolate manufacturer Science * Fry (biology), a juvenile stage of aquatic animals * Glottal or vocal fry, in phonetics, a low, croaky registe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couple's Retreat Garden
Couple's Retreat Garden (; Suzhou Wu: Ngeu yoe, ) located in Suzhou city, Jiangsu province, China is a famous classical Chinese garden. It is recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History The original garden was built by Lu Jin, prefect of Baoning district, in 1874. It was purchased by Shen Bingcheng, the magistrate of Susong. who rebuilt it in its current form. He also changed the name to the Couple's Garden Retreat. This name refers to the garden's two parts and alludes to a couple. It is recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Design The 0.33 ha garden is divided into an east and west section by the residential core in the middle; an unusual composition for a classical garden.Suzhou, 2009 The eccentric design is continued in the form and details of many of the garden buildings, especially the Taoism Tower. The garden is located in the intersection of canals and is surrounded by water on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. How the numbers got to their Gupta form is open to considerable debate. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Villa With Embracing Beauty
The Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty (; Suzhou Wu: Gue seu se tsaon, ) is a Chinese garden located on 272 Jingde Rd., inside the Embroidery Museum in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. In 1997, it was recognized with other classical Suzhou gardens as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History The history of the Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty may date back to the Jin dynasty (266–420), when Education Minister Wang Xun () and his brother Wang Min () donated their residential house to build Jingde Temple (). Later during Five Dynasties era, it became ''Jingu Garden'' (), owned by Qian Yuanliao (), son of the emperor of Wuyue Kingdom, Qian Liu. In the Song dynasty, it was the pharmaceutical garden of Zhu Changwen (), a scholar. In following centuries, it was rebuilt several times. In the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty, it became the Xuedao Academy of Classical Literature (), and later, the office of provisions supervisor. In 1573, it was the residence of Grand Councilor, Sheng Shixing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Garden Main Grotto
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
