The English word "garden" gives an entirely wrong idea of the Chinese yuan, for "garden" suggests a lawn and a wide(vary) of flowers, altogether too formal and tidy to suit Chinese taste. The Chinese yuan suggests first of all a wild landscape, perhaps better arranged and more artistically(plan) than nature, but still a bit of nature itself, with trees, creeks, and flowers. Dotted in this natural landscape are the human structures like pavilions and long winding corridors, so(perfect) belonging to the scenery as to become a whole with it. The Chinese garden(characterize) by studied disorderliness. There are no even-cut bushes or symmetric (对称的) rows lining avenues.
No Chinese house allows an outsider(look) through the iron gates, for that would be against the principle of concealment (隐蔽). Facing the gate, we see a small courtyard giving no idea of the expansiveness of space inside, and leading one step by step into newer views, incontinual series of surprises and astonishments.wooden framework supporting most of the weight of the house, windows, doors and walls are not limited to certain locations. The essential idea of interior (室内的) decoration is the beauty of simplicity. Home designs are not something(impress) we buy from a first-class firm.tells a home from a public building is the personal touch that we give it. It is only when the spirit of leisure and loving care existsliving at home can become an art and a pleasure.
