What is the purpose of this article?

Adopt a general-sub-general structure.

The overall characteristics of Suzhou gardens are: to ensure that visitors always have a perfect picture no matter which angle they stand in front of them.

Preface: Firstly, the layout of pavilions, the coordination of rockery ponds, the setting off of flowers and trees, and the level of close-range prospect are explained, and then the picturesque beauty of Suzhou gardens is illustrated from three details: corner, doors and windows, and color.

Extended data

This article is the preface written by Ye Lao for a Suzhou garden album. At the beginning of 1979, a publishing house in Hong Kong planned to publish an album introducing Suzhou gardens, and asked Ye Lao to preface it.

Ye Lao lived in Suzhou until he was 22 years old. In his spare time, he often visits Suzhou gardens with friends, and he has a deep understanding of the tastes and characteristics of Suzhou gardens. In writing this preface, he referred to Suzhou Gardens edited by Professor Chen Congzhou. The preface was written and handed over to the publishing house in Hong Kong, but the album has never been published. The editorial department of Encyclopedia Knowledge knew that Ye Lao had such an article and asked them to publish it first, so this preface was published in the fourth issue of Encyclopedia Knowledge 1979.

The last few words of the preface were deleted when it was published. When People's Education Publishing House incorporated it into Chinese textbooks, it also deleted the first paragraph of the preface, and the original title "I am deeply concerned about Suzhou gardens" was changed to "Suzhou gardens".