The Culturology Meaning of Ancient College Gardens in China

Traditional garden culture in China enjoys a long history. As a part of it, Chinese college gardens have been developed as early as in the Tang Dynasty. By analyzing Chinese college gardens, the cultural meaning of college gardens was studied from the perspective of culturology. To cultivate students' personality and let them enjoy and adore the nature, colleges were usually built in tranquil places with green mountains, beautiful waters and picturesque landscape, which are the composing of the traditional landscape architecture.