Impact On Europe Of The Eighteenth Century By The Chinese Gardeners

With the international trade and missionary to China in 18th century. Culture and art as well as material goods from China were introduced into Europe .Culture and goods were all appreciated and welcomed by Europeans for a long time. Chinese gardens present a new appearance to Europeans after they were introduced to Europe by articles and pictures. Under the influence of Chinese gardens, aesthetic taste of Europeans started to turn around, thus the style of garden in Europe has changed dramatically. The"changing"has occurred in England firstly. With poets and philosophers promoting and landscaper practicing, Landscape gardens were born."Jardin angol-chionis"style or"Jardin chinois"style gardens which were called by French spread all Europe changing geometric layout of garden which is a traditional style in Europe. Chinese small architecture forms, such as pagoda, pavilion, bridge and so on are common in Europe and can be seen till today. Romanticism in Europe also derived from Chinese gardens. The opinions of Chinese gardens were the key in the literature of Europe in the 18th century.