Changes and Characteristics of Decorative Style of Landscape Buildings During the Period of Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China

Late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China era were the beginning that China was influenced by western culture. Based on the survey of Suzhou private gardens, this paper analyzes the decorative style of landscape buildings during the period of late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Studies have found that the material, hue, pattern, furnishing display and plant layout have greatly changed as a result of the east and west cultural fusion, which differs from the classical garden building decoration in visual effect and the impressiveness of art. The hue is easy and bright, the interior decoration is more human and honoured, the outside decoration is pleasant and amiable and plant symbolization replaces western reason for eastern sense. Distinctive modern feature and unique esthetic effect are of great reference value. Meanwhile, visual garden buildings reflect the result of east and west cultural fusion and are seen as examples of research on the east and west culture.