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Interplay of image and fact: the Pavilion of Surging Waves) Suzhou1

Interplay of image and fact: the Pavilion of Surging Waves) Suzhou1 Abstract Among the existing gardens in Suzhou, Cang Lang Ting (Pavilion of Surging Waves),2 in the south of the city, is noted for two distinctive features. One is its visual and spatial openness to the outside public areas, as compared with the closed-off character of most of the private gardens in and around the city. This is achieved in a number of ways. First, as the plan of present-day Cang Lang Ting shows (figure 1), two double verandahs stand on the north boundary of the site, which is marked by a stream. Each is separated in the middle by a wall, which is nevertheless pierced by a series of large ‘flower windows,’ therefore allowing visual access to the site from the outside. At the same time, the outer part of the verandahs not only makes it possible for the visitor to experience the edge of the stream, but also appropriates the space beyond the stream. This latter effect is further enhanced by the placement of the small pavilion, called the ‘Place of Watching the Fish’ (Guan Yu Chu), at the north-east corner (figure 2). Second, the kiosk in between the two double verandahs, ‘Kiosk of Facing the Water’ (Mian Shui Xuan), indeed faces the stream without an intervening boundary, thus linking the water outside the garden with the hillocks and vegetation inside (figure 3). Third, the north-south section through the site, contained in figure 3, illustrates well that both the rising hill and the low verandahs jointly facilitate two-way visual contact between the outside and the central areas of Cang Lang Ting (figure 4). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes Taylor & Francis

Interplay of image and fact: the Pavilion of Surging Waves) Suzhou1

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10.1080/14601176.1999.10435579
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Abstract Among the existing gardens in Suzhou, Cang Lang Ting (Pavilion of Surging Waves),2 in the south of the city, is noted for two distinctive features. One is its visual and spatial openness to the outside public areas, as compared with the closed-off character of most of the private gardens in and around the city. This is achieved in a number of ways. First, as the plan of present-day Cang Lang Ting shows (figure 1), two double verandahs stand on the north boundary of the site, which is marked by a stream. Each is separated in the middle by a wall, which is nevertheless pierced by a series of large ‘flower windows,’ therefore allowing visual access to the site from the outside. At the same time, the outer part of the verandahs not only makes it possible for the visitor to experience the edge of the stream, but also appropriates the space beyond the stream. This latter effect is further enhanced by the placement of the small pavilion, called the ‘Place of Watching the Fish’ (Guan Yu Chu), at the north-east corner (figure 2). Second, the kiosk in between the two double verandahs, ‘Kiosk of Facing the Water’ (Mian Shui Xuan), indeed faces the stream without an intervening boundary, thus linking the water outside the garden with the hillocks and vegetation inside (figure 3). Third, the north-south section through the site, contained in figure 3, illustrates well that both the rising hill and the low verandahs jointly facilitate two-way visual contact between the outside and the central areas of Cang Lang Ting (figure 4).

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Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes – Taylor & Francis

Published: Sep 1, 1999

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