The document summarizes and compares Chinese and Japanese gardens. Both aim to allow individuals to escape daily life stresses, but Chinese gardens focus on tranquility and reviving the philosopher's spirit while Japanese gardens emphasize rural simplicity and stimulating observation. While using common natural elements like water, stone and plants, the gardens differ in the number of flowers, use of walls/windows versus bridges/lanterns, and number of essential design elements.

1. SPLENDOUR and SIMPLICITY of ORIENTAL GARDENS Pupil: A.Ivanchuk Form: 11“A”

16. SIMILARITIES AND DISTINCTIONS OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE GARDENS Comparative analysis of Chinese and Japanese gardens a few a lot flowers bridge, pavilions, lanterns walls, windows, pavilions constructions in the gardens stone, water, plants (mostly green) water, stone, plants (different colour, symbolic meaning) use in their constructions the observer the philosopher revive the spirit of rural simplicity tranquility and splendour creates the feeling of to allow individuals to escape from the stresses of daily life to provide a spiritual utopia created to 7 17 quantity of essential elements/features Japanese garden Chinese garden Items to analyze