Why is the literati garden one of the most important symbols of Jiangnan culture?

The gardens in the south of the Yangtze River first appeared in the two Jin and Northern Dynasties, mainly in the cultural group of scholars and doctors yearning for natural scenery and pastoral life, so they wanted to combine living and nature together to form an environment of nomadic residence, which was the beginning of the garden. For a long time later, almost all the nobles arranged their residences in the shape of gardens, regardless of whether they were educated or not, one could reflect the dignity of their status and identity, and the other could highlight their pursuit of spiritual culture.

Zhuang Shengxiao dreams of butterflies, and hopes that the emperor's spring heart trusts the cuckoo", Zhuangzi's romantic literati feelings are respected to the extreme. It is this Taoist spirit of inaction that was loved by many literati for a time, and the literati yearned for a secluded life in the mountains and forests, or in the countryside. In many cases, they prefer to separate themselves from the world, and this noble nature allows the literati to satisfy their own vision with the material things they have.

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the literati's focus shifted to the south.

The scenery in the south is more suitable for building a place to live than in the north, especially in this area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where there are mountains and rivers, gentle and quiet, and meet all the imagination of the literati. There are countless gardens located in the south of the Yangtze River, the most remarkable of which is the Suzhou Garden. There were originally more than 170 gardens in Suzhou, but now there are only more than 50.

The Humble Administrator's Garden, the Canglang Pavilion, and the Lion Forest are all common buildings in the poetry and essays of the literati, and the literati placed their feelings on them.

After all, the culture of Jiangnan has a great contribution to the literati inherited by these literati with pen and paper, and the most specific objects that carry the literati culture are these tangible and tangible residential gardens, every flowing water, every residence, every path, every red lantern, every wall tile, and every fragrant flower forest under the reflection of the moonlight are carefully designed by the literati with heart, emotion, poetry and painting.

This is the culture handed down by the Jiangnan literati. With their own strong artistic flavor. It also witnesses the development of Jiangnan culture as an important symbol.

Because the construction of this kind of garden better reflects the local culture, and the local cultural architecture perfectly expresses the artistic atmosphere, so it will be like this.

The literati garden embodies the crystallization of ancient Chinese literature and art, and it is difficult to understand the essence of it without a little foundation of Tang and Song poetry. The owner of the garden integrates the heart and cultivation in the process of gardening, so that although the private garden in the south of the Yangtze River occupies a limited area, it has a unique charm and cave.