Chinese Gardens recounts the history and development of Chinese gardens and their architectures. The author uses b&w and color pictures to explain various types of gardens and describes their meaning to the Chinese. This is a very useful book to learn more about Chinese culture by reading about the intricacy and profundity of Chinese gardens. Chinese Gardens is about the history and evolution, and the art and techniques of Chinese gardens and their architectures. The author compares the gardens with the appearance of natural landscapes and describes their meaning to the Chinese, and the Chines