Miniascape Huangshan Hui mountain scenery with of granite peaks and trees, Bao Family Garden, Shexian, China
The Bao Family Gardens in Anhui Province, China, is one of the largest and most famous family gardens in China. It is a typical Hui style garden that dates from its inception during the Ming (CE 1368-1644) Dynasty through to the Qing (1644-1911) Dynasty. Nowadays, it is best known for its potted landscapes of bonsai and miniscapes in different sizes and shapes. The potted landscape is one of the traditional Chinese arts. Plants and stones are arranged in a pot to form beautiful miniature landscapes. They are valued as "solid paintings" and "silent poetries". The art of miniaturization is termed penjiang while the finished product is called penzai (as in "a penzai tree", "a penzai landscape", etc.). In fact, the word "bonsai" is simply "penzai" rendered in the Japanese language. This large miniascape "Great Beauty of the Land" is a huge potted landscape composed of more than 100 independent potted landscapes of trees, stones and water, made to look like the Hui landscape of China
Size: 5200px × 2600px
Location: Bao Family Gardens, Sheixian, Huangshan, China
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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