Scenery for the Heart, Words for the Essential——Chinese Words and the Traditional Garden Practice

The phenomena of Chinese words appeared frequently in traditional Chinese gardens. On the one hand, the pictographic Chinese character has a sort of artistic beauty. On the other hand, a single Chinese character is a combination of independent pronunciation and form. What's more, the Chinese grammar is extremely flexible and the phonology skills make the sentence sounding rhythmic. All the above features are the results of the Chinese poetry thought, which also leads to the using of Chinese words in the traditional gardens.