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Application of Ancient Gardening Works in Contemporary Landscape Design: A Case Study of Yuanye

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Yuquan Yang1, *
1College of Tourism and Landscape Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, Guangxi, 541006, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 2332791640@qq.com
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Yuquan Yang
Available Online 23 September 2025.
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10.2991/978-94-6463-847-9_11How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Ecological Wisdom; Landscape Design; Classical Gardens; Traditional Innovation
Abstract

Yuanye, written by Ji Cheng, a gardening master in the Ming Dynasty, is the first theoretical monograph in China to systematically summarize gardening practices. It constructs an oriental gardening system that integrates natural philosophy, the methodology of ″Ingenious Contextual Borrowing (巧于因借)″, and the cultural concept of ″utensils Is the Carrier of Values (器以载道)″. Its site-selection principles, ecological concepts, and artistic conception-creating techniques have not only profoundly influenced the aesthetic paradigm of classical gardens but also highly coincide with the ecological demands, cultural inheritance, and public health requirements of contemporary landscape design. This paper takes Yuanye as the research object. Based on the re-understanding of the healing function of urban green spaces after the COVID-19 pandemic and combined with environmental psychology and rehabilitation landscape theory, it explores the innovative application of its gardening wisdom in contemporary landscape design from three dimensions: ecological adaptation, space creation, and cultural translation, aiming to provide a theoretical reference for constructing a landscape design system with both national characteristics and the spirit of the times.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2025 6th International Conference on Urban Construction and Management Engineering (ICUCME 2025)
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Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
23 September 2025
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978-94-6463-847-9
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2352-5401
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10.2991/978-94-6463-847-9_11How to use a DOI?
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