Zen Space Landscape Design Of Yanshou Temple In Changping District, Beijing

Since Zen was introduced into China,until flourished.it has been deeply influenced by theConfucianism and Taoism,which respected for nature, and seeked harmony. The thoughts ofZen has generated a great influence in Chinese literature, art and other aspects.Poetry andpaintings contain Zen territory.Gardens which reveal Zen and philosophy in everywhere. Zendevelops comprehensively in Japan,and has formated the world-famous " dull landscape" gard-en. However, domestic Zen garden is rarely mentioned.After studying the historical process ofthe formation and development of Zen garden, author finds that domestic also have excellentzen garden, but the quantity is limited, most of Zen gardens donot explore the spatial charact-eristics and specifically designed for Zen space landscape theoretical guidance techniques.For more vividly and clearly express Zen，the article studys in depth through theory andcase:First, the article studys on the formation and development of the thoughts of Zen space.Focuses on poetry, painting, tea and other landscape elements’ the formation of Zen aestheticsand performance of Zen,as well as Zen performance of different types of landscape space andso on.Secondly, to analyzes the four classic case of different periods in the China and Japan, andexplore the inspiration.about different cases in Zen space landscape design.Through above study, the article concluds the characteristics of the zen space and zenspace landscape design techniques.Zen space characteristics requires freedom and etherealatmosphere; strict scale, hazy boundaries; Natural and ecological environment, to induce theinfinite imagination artistic conception.Zen space landscape design techniques are divided into landscape elements and spacedesign techniques. Elements design requires natural mountain and water plant design should be full of spiritual connotation and reflect the heavy and elegant, abandon complicated decoration.Space artistic conception design requires a clear space to create a mood theme, scenery tips;regulation scale, independent space; elements of unity, natural simplicity; constitute a form offreedom and flexibility. practice.