Elements Lingnan garden

1 elements

1.1 artificial mountains
1.2 water
1.3 stones

elements
artificial mountains

when comes artificial mountains (jyutping: gaa saan; traditional chinese: 假山), lingnan garden utilizes (1) cliffs; (2) islands; (3) artificial reefs; , (4) heaps. style uses mud build artificial mountains.

water

lingnan garden said heavily based around control of water, involving waterways of various patterns: (1) cliff-waterfall-depth pattern; (2) lake pattern; (3) depth without waterfall; (4) curving waterways; , (5) wellspring.

stones

lingnan garden uses different set of stones used jiangnan , northern chinese gardens. utilizes local minerals such minnan granite, hainan coral stone, , taiwan guru stone. gardens of style prefer not stack stones, instead have them spread outward horizontally, various methods , patterns of outward spreading.