Research on the Space Narrative Changes of Canglangting Garden during the Song and Ming Dynasties

Abstract

The Canglangting Garden was first built by Su Shunqin in the Northern Song Dynasty and underwent frequent changes in the following four dynasties: Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing. The theme of "Canglang" and its connection with Su Shunqin also disappeared and emerged in history, and gradually became prominent after the renovation of Canglangting Garden by Song Luo during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Based on local Chronicles, garden records, poems and images, and other related historical documents, this paper focuses on the study of the spatial narrative changes of Canglangting Garden from the initial construction of Su Shunqin to the renovation of Song Luo by intensive literature reading, image analysis and field survey, discusses some important issues and details in particular, such as the background of the emergence of Canglang theme, the competition between Zhang and Han during the chaotic times, the disappearance of gardens and the reproduction of pavilions, and the echoes of different generations during the renovation of Song Luo, dissects the transformation process of garden nature, landscape style, spatial function and garden connotation continuously occurred with the change of the historical background and the identity of the owner of Canglangting Garden in its historical development process from the Northern Song Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, trying to carry out a description in depth to explore the development and changes of Canglangting Garden during this historical period, and reveal the spatial narrative choices of Canglangting Garden in its diachronic changes and continuation.