Analysis of the Number Connotation Culture of Shuren Villa
Abstract
Shuren Villa is one of the most famous private landscape gardens in Guangxi and even in the whole country. In the process of construction, Shuren Villa absorbed most of the characteristics of Chinese gardens. The greatest difference with other gardens is that Shuren Villa blend of Chinese folk culture to represent the "universal" and "one to nine" culture. A small door unified small world, double walls mean there is another garden in a garden, three of the main apartments mean people will get the first prize in the imperial examination, four-door means that welcome friends all over the world, five rockeries mean five famous mountains (Henshan mountain in Wuhan, Mount Henshan, Mount Taishan, Mount Songshan, Mount Huashan), six buildings mean the close relatives always be here, seven ponds mean that seven fairies descend to the earth, eight pavilions mean flexibility, nine tunnels mean the things can stay as long as the heaven and earth endure, so much about these have given people a sense of Chinese Taoism, Confucianism ideas and the excellent architectural art.
