“Being Natural”: a Garden-building Idea——With the First Garden Changchunyuan in the West of Beijing as an Example

Changchunyuan Garden was built by Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty on the ruins of Tsinghuayuan Garden by Wuqing Hou in the Ming Dynasty. As the first royal garden built in the western suburb of Beijing in Qing Dynasty, its architectural art reached a very high level, conflating the political intentions and gardening art. It presents unique features, showing a strong sense of Fengshui, being natural and simple, etc. From the architectural art of Changchunyuan Garden, we can see the great creativity of the folk landscape artists.