The Shuangxi Park and Chinese Garden (Chinese: 雙溪公園; pinyin: Shuāngxī Gōngyuán) is a park and garden located in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan on Zhishan Road. The total area of the park is 2 hectares. Built in 1974 the southern Chinese courtyard style architecture. It features pavilions, courtyards, arch bridges, zig-zag bridges, and corridors. The landscape layout and construction was completed by Hu Guoli (胡國禮)[1]
It is a Chinese belief that the lion is the animal representing authority and fealty. Thus, the cloudy-grained marble stone lions at the gates of the Chinese Garden – typically Chinese in style – guarding the main gates of the Garden. They are skillfully sculptured from Taiwanese Marble.
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The Chinese Pavilion, Plateau and Tower represent the soul of the Chinese gardening art. The artistic features, typical of Chinese architecture have long been appreciated by man. The arrangement of these structures is very important and one of the essential rules of the structural arrangement is that the position of each structure must be balanced by its height and size according to Fengshui. Further, the building must be linked with plants, rocks, a winding stream and footpaths so as to create a poetical scene. The design of the pavilions at the Shuangxi Garden is based on the style of Southern Chinese Pavilions, and decorated to blend harmoniously with the Garden.
shuangxi, park, chinese, garden, chinese, 雙溪公園, pinyin, shuāngxī, gōngyuán, park, garden, located, shilin, district, taipei, taiwan, zhishan, road, total, area, park, hectares, built, 1974, southern, chinese, courtyard, style, architecture, features, pavilions. The Shuangxi Park and Chinese Garden Chinese 雙溪公園 pinyin Shuangxi Gōngyuan is a park and garden located in Shilin District Taipei Taiwan on Zhishan Road The total area of the park is 2 hectares Built in 1974 the southern Chinese courtyard style architecture It features pavilions courtyards arch bridges zig zag bridges and corridors The landscape layout and construction was completed by Hu Guoli 胡國禮 1 Shuangxi Park and Chinese Garden雙溪公園TypeGardenLocationShilin Taipei TaiwanCoordinates25 5 52 9 N 121 32 5 58 E 25 098028 N 121 5348833 E 25 098028 121 5348833Area2 hectaresEstablished1974 Contents 1 Features 1 1 Stone Lion 1 2 Pavilion 2 Transportation 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFeatures editStone Lion edit It is a Chinese belief that the lion is the animal representing authority and fealty Thus the cloudy grained marble stone lions at the gates of the Chinese Garden typically Chinese in style guarding the main gates of the Garden They are skillfully sculptured from Taiwanese Marble Pavilion edit The Chinese Pavilion Plateau and Tower represent the soul of the Chinese gardening art The artistic features typical of Chinese architecture have long been appreciated by man The arrangement of these structures is very important and one of the essential rules of the structural arrangement is that the position of each structure must be balanced by its height and size according to Fengshui Further the building must be linked with plants rocks a winding stream and footpaths so as to create a poetical scene The design of the pavilions at the Shuangxi Garden is based on the style of Southern Chinese Pavilions and decorated to blend harmoniously with the Garden Transportation editThe area is accessible within walking distance east of Zhishan Station of Taipei Metro See also editChinese garden Zhishan GardenReferences edit Shuangxi Park A Chinese Style GardenExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Shuangxi Park and Chinese Garden at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This garden related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a location in Taiwan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shuangxi Park and Chinese Garden amp oldid 1180502172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
