Analysis of the Confucianism in Chinese Classical Gardens

There is a commonly long-held view that the basic conception of Chinese classical gardens is Taoism.In reality,Taoism and Confucianism complement and permeate each other during the development,and both of them can be found in Chinese classical gardens.Furthermore,Confucianism is the core of Chinese classical gardens.It includes the moral principles of Li and Yue complementing each other,the cosmologic view of heaven and man as one organic whole and the thought of conducting oneself in society of multi-thoughts inter-growth.