The garden is like this. this is Yuanye's "one".

I believe those who study gardens all know that there is a book called Yuanye.

There are not many books and literature on gardening in our country, and Yuanye can definitely be regarded as one of the masterpieces in gardens, but in our modern society, is this ancient gardening book still useful?

So next, we will study this book with you, and there is no need to interpret it. We might as well choose some of the passages to absorb the essence.

Excerpts from the original text (on the theory of construction):

At the beginning of the world, the master, the master, did not hear of the craftsman alone, and did not hear the saying of the master? He who is not the master is also the one who can.

Translation:

The people of the world build gardens mainly by craftsmen. Haven't you ever heard of the proverb "three craftsmen and seven masters"? The "master" here does not refer to the owner of the garden, but to the person who has insight and can preside over the design and construction.

The theory of construction has made clear a position, that is, the position of one-third of the master, emphasizing the importance of designers, planners, architects and other managers in the garden.

Excerpts from the original text (on the theory of construction):

The garden is skillful in "because" and "borrowed", and the essence is in "body" and "appropriate". The more artisans can do it, nor the autonomy of the owner; if you have to get people, you should be economical.

The ingenuity of garden construction lies in adapting measures to local conditions and drawing on each other, while the subtlety of layout lies in appropriateness and size, which cannot be done by ordinary craftsmen or subjectively decided by the owners of the garden. therefore, high-level people must be invited to preside over the construction in order to get twice the result with half the effort.

After establishing a position, I immediately explained to you why, and coincidentally, being good at borrowing is also the essence of the whole book, and there is another essence that many people should know: although it is made by man, it seems to open from heaven.