Professor, College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University
The book is divided into five volumes: “Nanjing”, “Suzhou”, “Yangzhou (I and II)”, and “Other Regions”. This book adopts the research methods of imageology and gardening, sorts and classifies the images of Jiangsu classical gardens preserved in history according to region, type and theme. It focuses on the changes of gardens and images, interpreting the images and the historical materials of garden literature. The historical development of Jiangsu gardens is revealed, thus building a graphic history of gardens in Jiangsu.