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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;