Overall characteristics of gardens in Sui and Tang Dynasties

Sui and Tang Dynasties were a period of prosperity and development of feudal society and economy in China, and also a period when the types and styles of classical garden art in China were basically finalized and matured. Although the Sui Dynasty was short-lived, a palace garden was built in Luoyang. The Xiyuan built by Yang Di is the most luxurious and magnificent royal garden after Shanglin Garden in the Western Han Dynasty. ? Xiyuan generally follows the pattern of "one pool and three mountains" since the Han Dynasty, and integrates palace architecture into the landscape. ?

The national strength of the Tang Dynasty was strong, and the royal gardening activities were frequent. The royal gardens in Tang Dynasty are numerous and large-scale. Because of their different functions, they can be divided into three categories: imperial gardens, imperial gardens and imperial gardens.

There are Daming Palace and Luoyang Palace. In ouchi royal garden, Xiyuan Palace and Shangyang Palace in Gong Hang royal garden, Huaqing Palace and Jiucheng Palace in Gong Li royal garden.

Literati in the Tang Dynasty like to pretend to be elegant and noble, and the gardens built integrate poetry and painting into the natural landscape, emphasizing the garden interest. ? These gardens make full use of natural scenery, are decorated with simple and simple buildings, and are full of natural interest.

Dianhuaxi Caotang, built by Du Fu, a poet in Tang Dynasty, is the predecessor of Du Fu Caotang today. Located next to Huanhuaxi, the park is built according to the terrain, with lush foliage, which together with the stream constitutes a beautiful garden landscape. When the poet Bai Juyi was Sima in Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi), he built a Lushan Caotang next to Lushan Mountain, with simple architecture and furnishings. Scholar-officials in the Tang Dynasty also liked to build gardens near their houses or set up other businesses in the suburbs. According to the needs of life, gardeners, through artistic understanding of mountains and rivers, adjust measures to local conditions, stack mountains and manage water, and show their master's taste.

Buddhism and Taoism flourished in the Tang Dynasty, with a large number of temples and buildings.