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    thereasteinancientchina;andisleftofitinbeautifulnlrl

    papers;inoldporcelain;ingreatpaintings;andinalltheoldknickknacksnotyet

    touchedbythedeinfluenceonecannotfondlethebeautifuloldbooksorseethe

    scholarsletterpapersansspiritinoldchinahadan

    understandingoftoneandhayandllohreedecades

    agothereeenen

    auve;andpedechine;andgoodred

    inkpadforthesealstillhadarketnoheryhasllapsed

    recentlybecauseartificialsilkissochcheaper;anditwashessowell;andgoodred

    inkpad;stingthirtytarketbecauseithasgivenplace

    topurpleinkforrubberstas

    thisancientgenialityisbestreflectedinthechinesefaliaressay;hsiaopinwen;

    heproductofthechinesespiritatplaythepleasuresofaleisurelylifeare

    itsetealthesitssubjecttterverstheartofdrinkingtea;thecarvingofseals

    andtheappreciationofthecutsandthequalityofthestones;thetrainingof

    potflobinghistorically

    fausuntains;visitingancientbeautiestos;posingpoetryunderthe

    onandlookingatastoahighuntain梐llteninastyleleisurelyand

    chattyandsuave;asdisaglyhospitableasafriendschatbythefiresideandas

    poetiellow;likegood

    oldanhappyselfandthe

    universe;poorinpossessionsbutrichinsentintsanddiscrinatingintaste;

    experienplehearted;abottleofetions

    andyetapparentlyindifferenttoalltheoutsideentedandwisely

    idle;lovingsiliateriallivingthisspiritofgenialityisbestseenin

    theprefaenarebrothers;attributedtotheauthor;butreallyforgedbythegreatseventeenthcenturycritic;chinshengtanthispreface;initselfanexcellent

    exaleoftheannerandtter;readslike

    anessayonleisure;andtheazingthingisthatitendedbyitsauthorasa

    prefacetoanovel1

    1seetranslationbypearlsbuckinallnarebrothers;johnday;1933;

    inchina;nknodealabouttheartofallarts;viz;theartoflivinga

    youngeraybekeenonkingprogress;butanoldcivilization;having

    seennaturallyagreatdealoflife;iskeenonlyonlivinginthecaseofchina;hthe

    spiritofhunisakesntheanhappiness

    theendofallknophasisontheartoflivingisalltherenaturalbut

    evenanisanoldusthaveadifferentstandardofvalues;

    foritaloneknovs”thedurablepleasuresoflife;”erelyttersofthe

    senses;food;drink;house;garden;en;andfriendshipthatises

    toinitsessencethatisieslikeparisandviennahefe;

    goodenandbeautifulsian

    intelligencestruckablindalley;and;tiredofaskingquestions;tookagainthevinefor

    itsspouseinthekhayyaanneranynation;therefore;thatdoesnotknoo

    eatandenjoylivinglikethechineseisunuthanduncivilizedinoureyes

    intheportantsection

    devotedtothepleasuresoflife;ecufthechineseartofliving;

    frohehouseandgarden;interiorderations;partitions;toenstoilet;

    iffures;theartofapplyingpootheartofokingand

    direet;andfinallytotheherich

    nandthepoo;andinallthefourseasons;thethodsofbanningworry;

    regulatingsexlife;preventingandcuringillness;endingintheuniquedivisionof

    diedicihatonelikesby

    teerant;””diedicihatone

    lovesandlongsfor5thisoreregardingdical

    advicethanaedicinethisepicuredratist;forhewasa

    greaticpoet;spokeofeinstancesofhisthorough

    understandingoftheartoflivingaregivenhere;asshoheessentialchinese

    spirit;

    thuslilianstudyofdifferent

    flo:

    theiortantthingabouthattheirbrancheshangdoheydid

    nothangdoportantthatthebranchesbelong;

    forotherheycannotshethenheuseof

    theirhangingdoreeisaplacehecicadaslovetorest;ashe

    birdsitistothecreditofthistreethatusicintheairanddonotfeello
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    nelyinsuerespeciallyisthisthecasehtallreesinshort;the

    plantingoftreesisnotonlytopleasetheeye;butalsotopleasetheearashe

    pleasureoftheeyeissotislitedbecausehe

    otherhand;theearcantakeitspleasureallthetithestlovelynotesofthe

    birdsarenotheardtingbutneveryoneknows

    thatthebirdssongsshouldbeheardatdadoesnotknoheyshouldbe

    heardatdathinkaboutitthebirdsarentinuallyafraidofthe

    shootinggun;andaftersevenooingallthepeopleareupandthe

    birdsnolongerfeelateaseoncetheyareontheirgtiardtheycanneversing

    edly;andeveniftheysingtheirsongcannotbebeautifulthatiswhy

    daytiisnotthepropertiforlisteningtothebirdsatdahepeoplearenot

    upyet;

    urallytheycanfinishtheirsongateasebesides;theirtongueshavebeen

    lyingidleforthe;andarenochingtotrytheirskillnsequently;

    heysingtheysinghthefullgladnessoftheirheartschuangtsea

    fishanduldunderstandthehappinessofthefish;liabirdandcan

    understandthehappinessofthebirdsallsingingbirdsshouldregardastheir

    bosoriendtherearenypointsabouttheplantingoftrees;butthereisone

    pointothecultivatedhetreeleavesaretoothick

    theyshutouttheonlight;likeshuttingoffabeautyfrourvierees

    enfaultifouldspend

    athoughtonthispointatthetiofplantingtrees;andalloheskytobe

    shoinordertooon;ould

    thenreceiveitsbenefitsbothatnightandday

    again;everygoodsenseinhisadviceonensdress:

    theiortantthingaboutensdressisnotfinenessofterialbutneatness;not

    gorgeousbeautybutelegance;notthatitagreesilystandingbutthatit

    agreesentryitonin

    succession;youeandnothothers;becausethe

    plexionsthaizehthedressifahyladysfacedoesnotagree

    plelours;andsheshouldinsistonhavingrich

    pattes;yofherfacegenerally;onewhose

    plexioniseandsoftandandroundo

    advantageinanydresslightloursenessbutdeeplourswill

    stillbettershoaterial

    dressesofarseterialen

    areofthistypetheaverageanstustnottakeany

    kindofterial

    bertheyounggirlsusedtohe

    olderenusedtoauve;andlaterscarlethangedforpink;andblue

    auve;andstilllatersanchuregi;both

    greenandpurpledisappeared;andbothyoungandoldenchangedintoblack

    thenliliontodiscussthegreatvirtueofblack;hisfavouritelour:how

    itfittedallplexionsandallages;andhoongthepooritenabledtheowear

    adresslongerongtherichtheyuldwear

    beautifulloursundeeath;sothathehebeautifullours

    agination

    again;intheessayon”sleepthereisabeautifulsectionontheartoftaking

    afteoonnaps:

    thepleasureofanafteoonnapisdoublethatofsleepatnightthisisespeciallyto

    berendedforsuer;butnotfortheotherthreeseasonsthisisnot

    ber;butbecauseasuerdayisteaslongasa

    ightisnotequaltohalfaanrestsonly

    atnightinsuer;thatansheisspendingonequarterofhistiinrecuperating

    andthreequartersinansenergylastunderthisarrangent

    besides;thesuerheatisintensiveandnaturallybringsaboutfatigueitisas

    naturaltogotosleepinfatigueastoeatodrinkhirstythisis

    thesoundestofallhygieneaftertheddayal;heshouldailthe

    foodisdigestedandthenpacenearthebedgraduallyheshouldnothavetheidea

    ofbeingdeteedtosleep;forifonesleepshthatideathesleepisnotshe

    shouldfirstattendtosothing;andbeforethethingisdone;adroes

    overhiandthepeopleofthedreaandetobe;andhearrivesatthe

    fairyplaceanold

    verse:”handshrohebookaheafteoonnapislong5

    osleep;andwhen

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    egaofthe

    artofsleeping

    ankindknoankind

    ytrulycallitselfcivilized

    iihouseandgarden

    sooftheprinciplesofchinesearchitecturehavealreadybeenexplainedinthe

    discussiononthissubjectthechinesehouseandgarden;hoore

    intrionyhnature

    iscarriedfurther;forinthechinesenceptionthehouseandgardenarenotseparate;

    butarepartsofanorganichephraseyuanchek;or

    ”gardenhoahouseandagardencanneverbeeanorganiennislahewordfor”garden”

    heredoesnotsuggestalawnan
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    dgeotricfloapatchofearthwhere

    onecanplantvegetablesandfruitsandsitundfcrtheshadeoftreesthechinese

    nerequiresthattheho;haryyard;andafew

    datetrees;stbeabletoarrangeitselfdiouslyinspaceandgiven

    diousspace;inancientchinaasinallruralcivilizations;thehouseitself

    dparativelylessiortantpositioninthegeneralscheofthe

    hogarden

    hunuan

    cannotoanisentirelyplacent

    oidstofhhesucceedsindigging

    afivefootpondtokeephisgoldfishandkingaundthattakeants

    fivenutestocrae

    thereisnorepoultryyard;noch

    ebeesphysicallylikea

    pigeonshousecalledan”apartnt;”binationofbuttons;sches;

    cabis;rubberts;keyholes;se

    therearenoattiehas

    gonesofarthatsoepeopleareevenproudofthefactthattheysleepona

    bedesofatheyshoarvelat

    deteodespiritualhoisbrokenupbecause

    thephysicalhohasdisappeared;asedoveintoa

    threeroolatandthene

    theaveragepoorchineseintheuntryhasrespaceofhisohananewyork

    professorbuttherearechineselivingincitiesasownhuge

    gardens

    artnsistsindoinganfancies

    toeinandbreakthenotonyofblankpedbackyardsshenfu

    ddleeighteenthcentury;authorofthefoushengliuchi;outlinesinthistender

    littlebook;sthebestspiritofchineseculture;hoholar

    theprincipleofirregularityinchinese

    arent

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    untryvillaasinthatofthepoorscholarsdhisix

    entofthisprincipleh

    thisforlaakeevenapoorscholarshouse

    artistiulathathe

    largeiathellandthesllinthelarge;providefortherealinthe:nrealandforthe

    unrealinthereal”shenfussays:

    astotheplanningofgardenpavilionsandtohouses;andinthedesigningofrockeryorthetrainingofflorees;oneshouldtrytoshow

    thesllinthelargeandthelargeinthesll;andprovidefortherealintheunreal

    andfortheunrealintherealonerevealsandncealsalteately;kingit

    sotisapparentandsotishiddenthisisnotjust”rhythcirregularity;”

    nordoesitdependonhavingaexpenditureoflabourand

    terialpileupaundthegroundandderateithrocks;

    xedbranchesforyourfence;andplantcreepersover

    theherehouthillsinthebigopen

    spaces;plantbaoosthatgrotreeshthickbranchesto

    verthethisistoshoallinthelargeall;the

    binationofnvexandncaveshapes;deratedhgreen;

    veredthus

    tofacearockyhillside;alivehrugged

    beautythisistoshoallntrivesothatanapparentlyblind

    alleyleadssuddenlyintoanopenspaceandthekitchenleadsthroughabackdoorinto

    anunexpectedurtyardthisistoprovidefortherealintheunrealletadoorlead

    intoablindurtyardandncealtheviebootreesandafew

    roethingthereplaceloradesalongthe

    topofaosuggestaroofgardenexistthisistoprovidefor

    theunrealintherealpoorscholarshe

    thodoftheboatninouativedistrictakecleverarrangentshtheir

    litedspaodificationsy

    s;butby

    sucharrangentsthets;thekitchenandtheparlourwereallarranged

    pingofspaceyiinoncesaid

    laughinglyto;”thearrangentsareexquisiteenough;but;afterall;itlacksthe

    atsphereofarichnshouse”itwassoindeed

    letusfollohesetures;apoorchinesescholarandhis

    artisticapoor

    andsorrohejealousyofthegodsandafraidthattheir

    happinessynotlast

    onepebblesofgreatbeauty

    oningbackitalkeditoverhyiin;andsaid:

    ”peoplexputtyhhsiianchoonesinestonebasinsbecausethelours

    ofthetentsblendtheyellohishill;ho;and

    althoughtheyareveryelegant;theyblendinlourhputtycanwe

    do””takesooftheintosllpieces

    andxthentheputtybeforeitisdry;andperhapsisdryithe

    salour1soed;andusedarectangularyihsingearthen

    pot;overountainpeakontheleft;ingdoions

    totherightonitsback
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