06-GardensandBonsaisA:HaveyoueverbeentoSuzhou?Youcanfindover100privategardensfromtheoldinthiscity.B:Suzhouisoneofmyfavoritecities.Gardensinthatareaareknownfortheirskillfulcombinationoflandscapes.Theyuseman-madestructures,suchascreeks,rocks,trees,plants,pavilions,platforms,terraces,andbridges.Togethertheycreateapoeticatmosphere,justlikeapaintingthatcombinespoems,calligraphyandsceneryallinone.Therocksinthegardendon’thavetobehugetolookmeaningfulaslongastheyarearrangedinorder.Thesameistruewiththecreeks.Itisnotthelengthofthecreeksbuttheturnsandcurveswhichgivethegardenafeelingofliveliness.ThisisamanifestationofConfucianbeliefofharmonybetweenmanandnatureandtheTaoistworshipofnature.A:Idon’tseealotofharmonybetweenmanandnatureinthoseparticulargardens.Thereistoomuchhumaninterference.Youneverfindvastexpansesofgrassandtrees.Mostobjectsaresymbolicandartificialandtheyareseparatedfromtheoutsideworldbyawall.B:ThishassomethingtodowithChinesephilosophy.Theimitationofnaturereflectsbothaworshipofnatureandapursuitofapoeticstateofmind.Thewallsaroundthegardensareineffectawaytoshowmodestyandunpretentiousness.Also,itseparatespeoplewithdifferentbackgrounds.A:HumaninterferenceisatitsutmostwithChinesebonsais,insteadofallowingthemtogrowfreely,theplantsarerestrictedanddistortedinacrampedspace.B:Indeed,bonsaishaveforcedadifferentenvironmentupontheplants.However,peoplelikethemfortheirphilosophicalimplications,representinganinteractionwiththeworldthroughapottedlandscape.Thereusedtobeasayingthatgoes,“Threeleavesandtwoflowersrepresenttheworld.”Inotherwords,thefewpiecesofleavesandtheflowersareenoughtomakeyoufeelthechangeintheweather,theearth,andtheuniverse.That’sthebeautyofbonsais.Theminiaturegivespeopleafeelingofclosenesstonature.A:Frankly,Istillthinkit’sabizarrewaytoenjoynaturebydistortingitinthefirstplace.Butthanksforyourexplanationithelpsmeunderstandthatthisisanuniqueviewthroughanuniqueculture.B:Thisisadiversifiedworld.Weneedtolearntoaccommodateeachother.MaybethisiswhattraditionalChinesegardensandbonsaisareallabout.---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---BackgroundReading背景阅读TranquilInteriorSurroundedBySolidWalls高墙中的宁静UnlikeGreekarchitecture，whichisanorganiccombinationofblocks，Chinesetraditionalarchitectureemphasizedunobstructednessandtone,anddisplaystherichvarianceandconnotationofthetonewithinnumerableflowingfines．Large,solidwallsnotonlyfunctionasaprotectivesurroundingdefense,theyalsoembodytranquility.Secludingtheresidencefromtheoutsideworld，thethick，solidWallsblocknoisefromoutsideandkeeptheinsidequiet．Partitionssuchasrailing，piercedstoneworkorbrickwork，andwindowlatticesactasframesandagentsofdistancing．ConnectionbetweentheexteriorandtheInteriorisoneoftheartisticmethodsusedinChinesearchitecture．Thecombinationofpartitionandconnectioncanbeachievedwithabamboocurtain,adoororawindow．Thelatticesinpartitions,doorsandwindowsmakeidealframes，separatingtheoutsidesceneryintoseveralsections．SimpleandelegantbeautyisamajorfeatureofthetraditionalChineseresidence.Mostdwellingshavenoceilings，andthebeamsandraftersareexposed.Therailingstructureshowseventhegroundfloor，accompaniedonlywithsomedecorationincertaincorners.Theexteriorusuallyconsistsofplainbrickwalls．WoodeneavesareseldomPainted,butonlycoatedwithtungoilasadamp-prooftreatment.与古希腊建筑街区...