Development history of landscape thought (I)

2017-11-17


More than 1000 years ago, the West Lake was originally planned for defense, water supply and agriculture, but from the beginning, it has become a beautiful and poetic landscape.

A great landscape design should be practical on the one hand and spiritual on the other. The example of West Lake proves that before the industrial revolution, large-scale landscape planning was feasible, and a planned landscape can become important cultural and natural resources.


Huangshan Mountain in China has always been a symbol of poetry and painting. 900 years ago, it was the first landscape protection project. An important idea was born here, that is, out of cultural importance, landscape needs to be protected.

Huangshan Mountain in China has always been a symbol of poetry and painting. 900 years ago, it was the first landscape protection project. An important idea was born here, that is, out of cultural importance, landscape needs to be protected.

Tourists should understand that what they see is not only a beautiful mountain, but also an important cultural landscape.

 


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