Classical Chinese gardens
The Shanghai Garden in Winter: Winter Sweet
China Journal, February 1929: “On the subject of shrubs and trees for the garden in winter, it might be well to say more about the winter sweet (Chimonanthus fragrans), a plant which has been in full bloom during the past month or so, and is noted for the fragrance of its odour. Everyone in China must be ...
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The Classical Gardens of Shanghai
A Chinese garden is not a western garden -- there are tricks to “seeing” a classical Chinese garden, explains Shelly Bryant, author of The Classical Gardens of Shanghai. Bryant does just this in her brilliant book, opening the reader’s eyes to an appreciation of Chinese gardens. [caption id="attachment_952" ...
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