seeninthepleorpalaansionis
based;initsessence;uponthebinationotrastofthestraightverticallinesof
thepillarsandthecurvedlinesoftherooftheroofitselfntainsantrastbetween
thestraightlineattheridgeandthesagginglinebelooourtrainingin
calligraphyinainline;ay
behorizontal;verticalorslanting;ustntrastithcurvedorsoftbrokenlines
aroundittheridgeoftheroofisfurtherrebrokenbyonlyafeive
tivesonlybythentrastoftheselinesarethestraightlinesofthepillarsandthe
plesofchinesetelesand
dsthederativepointofehasis
ratherthanthepillarsortheendonotexistinfront梩helatterbeing
proportionatelysllparedhtheroofitself
abc
threeierof
”nchtlruo;”
andfauscauligraphist
theoriginofthefausroofliracedtocalligraphy
thetopoftheting;signifyingthe”roof”notethesagintheddleandthesgivenbychineseroofs
thetopofcharacter”c”signifies”n;”butreselestheupperlinesofaroofnote
alsothesureandtheupthelowerends
notefurthertheprincipleofstructureinvolvedandappliedtochinesearchitecture
notetherigidverticallihepillarin”antrastedhthecurveinthe”roof”
andhotherhorizontalstrokesattachedtoitnotein”b”thecentralverticalcurve;
htheotherstrokesclusteringaroundapointatitstopandstrangelybalancingone
another
theoriginofthesaggingroof;probablythestuniqueandobviouscharacteristif
eiginea
nneadicdaysandyetthereasonforitis
obviousincalligraphynooneentsofchinesecalligraphycan
failtoseetheprincipleofgracefullyshe
greatestdifficultyistobringaboutstrengthofstroke;asitisaltogive
strengthtoaperfectlystraightstrokeontheotherhand;aslightbentoneitherside
diatelyafeelingoftensionitisonlynecessarytopointtothe
gracefulsaginthe”radical”signifyingaroofinchinesecharacterstoseethatthisis
noreiginationoftheauthor
ourloveforrhythrredofstraight;dead
linesbeeobviouseeredthatratedanything
quiteasuglyastheedechinesearchitecthas
perpetratedaestyledlighthouseshapedthingcalledthelakeexhibition
rial;anditstandsthereadstthebeautiesoflakelikeasoreona
beautysface;causingallsortsofeyetroublesittoolong
itplesofourdevicestobreakstraight;deadlinesthe
bestclassicexaleisperhapsthebalustradedroundbridgetheroundbridge
haizeshnature;becauseitisina
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curveandbecauseitisbalustradedits
spansarenotaslonganditsbalustradesnotasusefulasthesteeltrussesofthe
brooklynbridge;butnoonecandenythatitsuggestslesshuncleveessand
rebeautynsideralsothepagoda;andhothefact
thatitsoutlineisbrokenbyasuccessionofprojectingroofs;especiallythoseendlines
thatcurlupheslantingstrokesofchineseingnsideralsothe
peenatpeipingnothingisre
strikingthanthebolofcloudsplacedhorizontallyacrossthetopon
eaunparalleledinaudacityeveninchineseartthe
pillarstheelveshaveaaybe;ithappensthat
theintothe
surfapleofnfuciusbear;too;thehe
enthehedragonsbodyhelptobreakthe
straightlines;otive;apartfrotssyolicvalue
everyofnatureanditate
itsirregularitythespiritunderlyingitallisstillthespiritofanisncalligraphy
helinesofboopatte
onotonyofthe
straightanyshapesasthesllcakesofe
pastry;itatingabananaleaf;orapeaelonorafanli
liatistandepicure;roducingthebranchinlaid
itionstheoutlineoftheraightalongthis
outline;horoducedabranchshapedcarving;togivetheeffectofaliving
branchstretchedacrosstheopartitions;bedpostsand
othertypesoflatticely;theuseofrockeryisprobablytheclearest
exaleofoureffortstointroduanarchitecturethenaturalirregtdarlines
ofnature
inotherectureanefforttoseekrelief
frotraightlinesthroughsoforfirregularitysuggestiveofanilandplant
forthisleadstoansiderationoftheuseofsyolisthebat;forinstance;is
verychusedasaderativetive;becauseitscurvedapableofso
nyvariationsindesign;butalsobefor”goodluck;”the
syolisthelanguageofthepritiveandthechildnditissothingthatevery
chineseanandchildcanunderstand
butsyolisas;further;thevirtueofntaininghinafeionallines
thethoughtoftheagesandthedreaoftheraaginationand
leadsusintoarealfhought;likethechristiancrossorthesoviet
haerandsiousthatwe
inplicityandthen
reachesthetopandlosesitselfinariotofbracketsandicesandbars;we
liketoseethere;asandarinducksoragrasshopperoran
inkslabandabrushasandarinduckshalwaysgoinpairsin
anslove;andastheinkslab
andthebrush;sstudythere;paintedingreenand
blueandgoldarethegrasshoppersandthecricketsandthendarinducks;anditis
aschhappinessasofinthisearthlylife
sotisetiselife;
forthesearethetesofchinesepainting
thedragonisthesthonouredanilinperor;
ostusedinartasaderativetive;
partlybecausethet;
bininggraeaning;
besideshavingthosebeautifulclaharealwayssouseful
inbreakingnotonythedragonrepresentsotherhe”fugitive”oryi
principleentionedbefore;anditrepresentsgreattaoist;foritoften
hidesitselfangrevealsitshegreat
chinanperfectinandinpoself
heulddesountainpondsasheuldrisetotheclouds
beneaththedarkersofthedeeppondseeanytraceofhisexistence;but
hehina
arealoventsofthedragon;andsotis
snofidstthunderandlightning;tearing
uphouseroofsanduprootingoldbanyantreeshen;shouldhe
dragon;theeodintofpo
but;then;thedragonisnotapurelythologicalorantediluvianentitytothe
anyofthewindingridgesof
untainsountainsgraduallydescendand
rgeintotheplainorthesea;the
basisofancyisundeniablyasuperstition;it
hasagreatspiritualandarchitecturalvalueitssuperstitionnsistsinthebeliefthat
byplabsinabeautifulscenery;overlookingthosedragon
untainsandlionhills;oneans
descendantsifthelocationandthelandscapesceneryaretrulyunique;if;forinstance;
fivedragonsandfivetigersuniteinkinghogetotheto;itisalst
inevitablethatonedesperialdynasty;oratleast
beeapreer
butthebasisofthesuperstitionisapantheistientofiandscape3and
gancysharpensoureyestobeautyountains
andge
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neraltopographythesarhythlforeveryu;
natureisaliveitsrhythclinessandandnvergetoain
pointagaininthebeautiesoftheuntainsandriversandgeneraltopography;we
seenotabeautyofstatioventacurveis
appreciatedlessbecauseitisacurvethanbecauseitisasure;anda
hyperbolaisreappreciatedthanaperfectcircle
theaesthetiancyhasthereforeaveryclosebearingonchinese
arinationofthesetting
andthelandsyfriendstherewasa
littlepoolthepooliousbecauseiterpretedasa
dragonseyeandilylostitsfortuneasatter
offact;thepool;setatonesideadistancebelohegrave;heticallyan
iortantelentinthegeneralsettingofthegrave;balancingalineontheother
sideinasubtlybeautifulnner;itakingtheurealiveinspiteofthe
superstitionandoilyfeudsorclan;aswhen
soonebuildsastructuretoobstructtheperfectsoflineenjoyed
frohepointofthegraveortheaneonedigsaditchsowhere
andthereforebreakstheneilysrise
topouchancyhasnot
ntributedretotherichnessofouraestheticlifethanithashinderedour
knowledgeofgeology
forthelastandstiortantelentofchinesearchitecturealainsits
essentialhayoreiortantthanthejewel
architecturethatisperfectinitselfbutdoesnotfitintothelandscapecanonlyjarus
byitsdishayandbyitsviolentselfassertion;astethebest
architectureisthatesonehit;
belongstoitthisprinsofchinesearchitecture;frohe
pleandthelittleopenpavilionontheedge
ofaponditslinesshouldsoothebutnotobtrudeitsroofsshouldnestle:quietly
beneaththekindshadeoftreesandsoftboughsshouldgentlybru**sbrohe
chineseroofdoesnotshoutoutloudanddoesnotpointitsfingersatheavenitonly
shoodestybeforethefititisasignoftneplace
anslive;anditsuggestsacertainauntofdecencybyveringup
ourhunhabitations
aetoputaroofonallourhouses;and
qonotallotostareatheavenintheirunashad
nakednesslikedencretebuildings
fjuarchltectureisthatinadeto
his;theuse
01lourisofsupreiortancetheterrattawallsof
tteuisetelergehaiouslyintothepurpleof
feuntainsides;anditsglazedroof;laidingreen;p4ian
toffusahannouswholeand
adistanceandcallitbeautiful
chapteriv
theartofliving
ithepleasuresoflife
knoionuntilspleasuresoflife;justasknowa
nuntilanceasestodothethings
hehastodo;anddoesthethingshelikestodo;thathischaracterisrevealeditis
oney
andfaandaitionarelifted;andnsspiritlisteth;thatwesee
theinne;hisrealself;lifeisharshandpoliticsisdirtyandrceissordid;
sothatitanbyhispubliclifeforthisreason;i
findsonyofourpolitianbeings;andsony
ofourfutileboasticllegepresidentsextrelygoodfelloeinthe
sauchrelovablethanthechinesein
businesshechineseinpoliticsareridiculousandinsocietyarechildish;at
leisuretheyareattheirbesttheyhavesochleisureandsochleisurely
jovialitythischapteroftheirlifeisanopenbookforanyoneenear
thendlivetoreadtherethechinesearetrulytheelvesandattheir
best;becausetheretheyshoheirbestcharacteristic;geniality
givenextensiveleisure;donotthechinesedotheyeatcrabs;drinktea;taste
springatchgrassblades;ke
paperboxes;solveplibleandpawn
clothing;stephthenchildren;erflowers;
plantvegetables;graftfruits;playchess;takebaths;holdnversations;keep
ealsinone;guessfingers;playat
palstry;gossipaboutfoxspirits;gotooperas;beatdruandgongs;playtheflute;
praunchduckgizzards;saltcarrots;fondles;flyeagles;
feedples;cli
untains;;gather
atstreeters;shoutataeroplanes;fulnateagainstthejapanese;the
epeople;criticizetheirpoliticians;readbuddhistclassics;practisedeepbreathing;
holdbuddhistseanelonseeds;gale
foroncakes;holdlantepetitions;burareincense;eatnoodles;solve
literaryriddles;trainpotfloherbirthdaypresents;koooone
another;producechildren;andsleep
forthechinesehavealajoritystillkeeptheirgenialityandtheirjoviality;althoughtheeducatedonesin
dechinaareusuallybadteeredandpessistic;havinglostalltheirsenseof
valuesfestillshoasteandfinesse;andthisisnatural;fortaste
eshtradit
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ionnistaughttoadrebeautifulthings;notbybooksbutby
soaninthe
industrialageisugly;anyaninchina;throwingoverboardall
thatisbestandfinestintheirsoadrushforthingsehout
theetradition;isuglierstilltolookatintheofshanghai;h
allitsllionaires;thereisonlyonedecentchinesegardenanditisownedbyajew;
allofthechinesehavegoneinforthetennislaetricflowerbedsand
triedhedges;andtailoredtreestrainedtolookaperfectcircleoraperfectne;
andfloedtorepresentlettersoftheenglishalphabetshanghaiisnotchina;
butshanghaiisanonousindiayetoitleavesa
badflavourinouruthslikethosechinesedecakesdeh
pigslardanditjarsonoursenseslikethosechinesebrassbandsplaying”onward;
arusttaketitogrowup
thereasteinancientchina;andisleftofitinbeautifulnlrl
papers;inoldporcelain;ingreatpainti
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