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Chapter ¢ñ The Formation and Development of Chinese GardensSection ¢ñ The Origins of Classical Chinese GardensSection ¢ò A Symbol of Imperial Power Section ¢ó A Place to Indulge in a Passion for LandscapeSection ¢ô Gardens in the Golden Age of Imperial China Section ¢õ Moving with the TimesSection ¢ö Moving Heaven and Earth Chapter ¢ò Categories of Chinese GardensSection ¢ñ Imperial GardensSection ¢ò Private GardensSection ¢ó Comparison between Imperial Gardens and Private GardensChapter ¢ó The Four Major Elements of Chinese Garden DesignSection ¢ñ RockeriesSection ¢ò Water FeaturesSection ¢ó ArchitectureSection ¢ô Flowers and TreesChapter ¢ô The Cultural Characteristics of Chinese GardensSection ¢ñ Building a Model of Heaven and EarthSection ¢ò The World in MicrocosmSection ¢ó A Part of the WholeChapter ¢õ The Aesthetic Characteristics of Chinese GardensSection ¢ñ The Implications of Chinese Garden Naming Conventions. Section ¢ò Symbolism and AnalogySection ¢ó The Artistic Conception behind Classical Chinese GardensSection ¢ô The Beauty of Dynamism Chapter ¢ö Appreciating Northern China's Imperial GardensSection ¢ñ The Imperial Garden of the Forbidden CitySection ¢ò Qianlong Garden£¬or the Garden of the Palace of Tranquil LongevitySection ¢ó The Old Summer PalaceSection ¢ô The Summer PalaceSection ¢õ Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort Chapter VII Appreciating Southern China's Private GardensSection ¢ñ Jichang GardenSection ¢ò The Humble Administrator's GardenSection ¢ó The Master of Nets GardenSection ¢ô Ge GardenAuthor's NoteA Brief Chronology of Chinese History