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1	Ugly Vegetables more books like this by Grace Lin add to wishlist A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe. see all copies from $2.80! new only from $6.26! \| SVS
2	Fruitful Sites - PB more books like this by Craig Clunas, Craig Clunas add to wishlist Gardens are sites that can be at one and the same time admired works of art and valuable pieces of real estate. As the first account in English to be wholly based on contemporary Chinese sources, this innovative, beautifully illustrated book grounds the practices of garden-making in Ming dynasty China (1368-1644) firmly in the social and cultural ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $6.49!
3	Zen Gardening more books like this by Sunniva Harte add to wishlist Zen gardens are from contemplation, relfecting the beauty of nature and the aesthetic sense of the gardener. This book simplifies the principles of this art and reveals the meaning of the different elements.' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.32! \| first editions
4	The Chinese Garden: History, Art & Architecture more books like this by Maggie Keswick, Charles Jencks add to wishlist Keswick's celebrated classic affords adventurers, armchair travelers, and garden buffs alike the intimate pleasures of the Chinese garden. In these richly illustrated pages, Chinese gardens unfold as cosmic diagrams, revealing a profound and ancient view of the world and of humanity's place in it. 250 illustrations. see all copies from $23.00! new only from $27.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Chinese Garden more books like this by Maggie Keswick add to wishlist Traces with great understanding, the development of Chinese Gardens over 5,000 years. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $41.55! \| first editions
6	The Craft of Gardens more books like this by Ji Cheng, Alison Hardie (Translator), Zhong Ming (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $139.00!
7	Nature Within Walls: The Chinese Garden Court at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Resource for Educators more books like this by Elizabeth Hammer add to wishlist The Chinese Garden Court is one of the most popular destinations for visitors to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This resource introduces educators to significant ideas about nature and Chinese culture that can be discovered in this extraordinary place. The boxed set includes a booklet containing background information, references to related works ... see all copies from $22.71! new only from $22.71!
8	Gardens in China more books like this by Peter Valder add to wishlist A retired botanist and author of The Garden Plants of China (1999) tours some 200 gardens in five regions of China some new to Western publication via lush color photographs, site descriptions, and historical context, after an introduction on viewing such gardens "through Western eyes." While one ma see all copies from $33.67! new only from $33.67! \| SVS
9	The Gardens of China: History, Art, and Meanings = [Chung-Hua Yuan Lin] more books like this by Edwin T Morris add to wishlist see all copies from $10.10! new only from $39.99! \| first editions
10	Chinese garden style more books like this by Faith Whiten, Geoff Whiten add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.00!
11	The Classical Gardens of China: History and Design Techniques more books like this by Hung-Hsun Yang add to wishlist see all copies from $4.74! new only from $84.00! \| first editions
12	Creating a Chinese garden more books like this by David Engel add to wishlist see all copies from $19.96! first editions
13	The Garden Art of China: Chung-Kuo Tsao Yuan I Shu more books like this by Yu Sianglin, Chen Lifang, Sianglin Yu (Photographer) add to wishlist see all copies from $12.50! new only from $85.78! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Chinese Classical Gardens of Suzhou more books like this by China Architecture Building Industry Pre, Tun-Chen Liu, Dunzhen Liu add to wishlist All landscape architects, art and architectural historians, and students will treasure this magnificent study of classical Chinese gardens and landscapes. This masterful work provides an intimate look at a unique art and culture that was all but destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. Readers will be enchanted by the more than 400 black and ... see all copies from $39.00! new only from $194.74!
15	Fruitful Sites: Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China more books like this by Craig Clunas add to wishlist Gardens are sites that can be at one and the same time admired works of art and valuable pieces of real estate, and this study places the practices of garden-making in China during the Ming dynasty (1369-1644) in the social and cultural history of the day. Who owned gardens? Who visited them? How were they represented in words, in paintings and in ... see all copies from $21.46! new only from $99.00!
16	Landscape Design in Chinese Gardens more books like this by Frances Ya-Sing Tsu add to wishlist see all copies from $37.54!
17	Another World Lies Beyond: Creating Liu Fang Yuan, the Huntington's Chinese Garden more books like this by T June Li (Editor) add to wishlist From the Lake of Reflected Fragrance to the Pavilion for Washing Away Thoughts to the Isle of Alighting Geese, this gorgeously illustrated volume explores the Huntington's Chinese Garden - Liu Fang Yuan, or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance - one of the largest such gardens outside China. With the first phase of construction completed, the garden ... see all copies from $25.26! new only from $25.26! \| SVS
18	The Art of Chinese Gardens more books like this by Chung Wah-Nan, Wah Nan Chung add to wishlist see all copies from $36.74! first editions
19	The Chinese Garden more books like this by Joseph C Wang add to wishlist Urban refuge and large-scale work of art, the Chinese garden is both a setting for the good life and a medium for its creators artistic expression. As a place for relaxation, the garden brings elements of nature into the home's extended 'living-room'. As a vehicle for personal expression, it relies on a sophisticated language of design and ... see all copies from $79.95!
20 view cover	Wong: A Paradise Lost Paper more books like this by Young-Tsu Wong add to wishlist Noted for its magnificent architecture and extraordinary history, the Yuanming Yuan is China's most famous imperial garden. The complex was begun in the early 18th century, and construction continued over the next 150 years. Chinese historians, and many Chinese in general, view the garden as the paramount achievement of Chinese architecture and ... see all copies from $31.82! new only from $34.98! \| SVS
21 view cover	Fruitful Sites - CL more books like this by Craig Clunas, Craig Clunas add to wishlist Gardens are sites that can be at one and the same time admired works of art and valuable pieces of real estate. As the first account in English to be wholly based on contemporary Chinese sources, this innovative, beautifully illustrated book grounds the practices of garden-making in Ming dynasty China (1368-1644) firmly in the social and cultural ... see all copies from $10.03! new only from $99.00!
22	Southwestern Silk Road more books like this by Xiaoming A Xiao add to wishlist see all copies from $11.87! first editions
23	Gardens of Longevity in China & Jap more books like this by Pierre Rambach, Rizzoli add to wishlist see all copies from $62.95! new only from $175.00!
24 view cover	A Paradise Lost: The Imperial Garden Yuanming Yuan more books like this by Young-tsu Wong add to wishlist Noted for its magnificent architecture and extraordinary history, the Yuanming Yuan is China's most famous imperial garden. The complex was begun in the early 18th century, and construction continued over the next 150 years. Chinese historians, and many Chinese in general, view the garden as the paramount achievement of Chinese architecture and ... see all copies from $115.00! first editions
25	Die Welt als Garten, China more books like this by Roland Rainer add to wishlist see all copies from $112.07!

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