The restoration design of the main building of “Huancui Hall” in Zuoyin Garden based on graphics and text derivation

Abstract

Huizhou garden is a branch of the gardening system in the regions south of the Yangtze River in China, which has not been studied by many researchers because there are few relics. Located in Xiuning County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, Zuoyin Garden is a garden of the Ming Dynasty, which was built by Wang tingne, a Huizhou merchant, during the Wanli period. There is only a water source at the current base, as the ground buildings were destroyed. Wang Tingne published a long scroll print of Huizhou, the Garden View of Huancui Hall to depict the complete landscape. The purpose of this paper is to bring academic attention to the heritage of Huizhou gardens through the restoration of Zuoyin Garden.It is also expected that the restoration results will become the design basis and reference for relevant construction units to reconstruct Zuoyin Garden, and can also provide inspiration for the conservation and research of local gardens. In this paper, the main buildings that are depicted most clearly in the print were studied.The scientific structure determination, dimension speculation and courtyard layout were carried out according to the method of graphics and text derivation and the ancient technical architectural laws based on the gardening background, and several perspective renderings were modeled. Through the restoration study, it is found that the Zuoyin Garden has the characteristics of superior site selection, regular layout, elegant courtyard and gorgeous architectural decoration, and the natural landscape environment and humanistic environment of Huizhou has nurtured the unique Huizhou garden culture, which indicates that Huizhou garden is also an excellent garden cultural heritage and expands the research content of garden in the regions south of the Yangtze River in China.