in a Chinese Garden The Art

For centuries, ancient China has been fascinated by the Western world, with its exotic music, artful painting and writing, harmonious Gardens. The so-called Chinoiserie, a Western art movement that took the Chinese style as its model, was also very popular among the composers. Walter Niemann composed his Impressionist Suite "Alt-China", Cyril Scott" Lotus Land "and Abram Chasins wrote the entertaining" three piano pieces "with the impressive final piece"Rush Hour in Hong Kong".

For centuries, ancient China has fascinated the western world with its exotic music, artistic painting and writing, and harmonious gardens. The so-called Chinoiserie, a western art movement that took Chinese style as an example, was also very well received by the composers. Walter Niemann composed his impressionistic suite "Old China", Cyril Scott "Lotus Land" and Abram Chasins wrote the entertaining "Three Piano Pieces" with the effective closing piece "Rush Hour in Hong Kong".Piano pieces on Chinese folk songs or opera themes were the only way for Chinese composers to continue composing for western piano during the Cultural Revolution. This is how many works were created during this time, which still inspire us today through their artistic combination of western composition techniques with beautiful Chinese melodies with catchy tunes.

The word penjing can be roughly translated from the Chinese as "potted scenery." It is the original, older form of the art of bonsai. Penjing aims to embody entire natural scenes within individual works. Penjing is sometimes described as Chinese landscape painting in three dimensions. It aims to make viewers feel as though they were really in nature, contemplating the ripples on the surface of a lake or sheltering from the sun in the shade of a tree. It is an art form that is still, yet full of dynamic energy, embodying the natural beauty of trees, stones, and water.