According to the most of former researches about the Furong Imperial Garden and the Qujiangchi Lake in the Captial Chang’an of the Tang Dynasty, the Furong Lake of the Furong Imperial Garden and the Qujiangchi Lake were considered as the same one and located inside the Furong Imperial Garden. But a few researches based on the historical records written during the Tang Dynasty have proved that the Furong Lake and the Qujiangchi Lake were two different ones, the Furong Lake was located inside the Furong Imperial Garden, while the Qujiaingchi Lake was located outside of the imperial garden. This study focuses on the first half of 8th century, when was the prime of both the Furong Imperial Garden and the Qujiangchi Lake. Based on the former researches, it conducted source criticism by thoroughly comparing the poems, proses and books written during the Tang Dynasty with those related records written after time. Then it tried to sort out the records from which can deduce the concrete shape and landscape gardening techniques of the Furong Imperial Garden and the Qujiangchi lake. Furthermore, it integrated those records with related archeological investigation results and the remaining topography to approach the real picture of the Furong Imperial Garden and the Qujiangchi Lake from the view of landscape architecture. Eventually, this study derived the following conclusion. The Furong Lake was in the west part of the Furong Imperial Garden, and over 1700m long from north to south with a 600m maximum width from east to west, which had an irregular shape longer in south-north direction. On the other hand, the Qujiangchi Lake was located outside of the northwest of the Furong Imperial Garden , its east-west length and south-north length were not longer than 2773m and 556.5m respectively, and had winding shores forming an irregular shape, and also had several drops of different altitudes, whose area was surrounded by the north walls of Tongshan Block/Xiuzheng Block/Dunhua Block, the west walls of Xiuzheng Block/Tongshan Block/Quchi Block, the south walls of Tongshan Block/Quchi Block/nameless block, and the east walls of Dunhua Block/nameless block.

View full abstract

Previous studies showed when adult people viewing a garden, their physiological responses can be influenced by garden’s style. But whether same reaction will happen on elderly are remaining unmeasured. Present study focused on the physiological responses and eye movement characters when patients are viewing Japanese garden and a one-point perspective style yard. The results showed that, when the participants viewing Japanese garden, their eye movement were more active and heart rate was increased compared to the yard. Contrary, their parasympathetic nerve system activity was suppressed. Thus, we conclude the Japanese garden attracted participants’ attention and contributed to activation of dementia patients’ eye movement and autonomic nervous system.

View full abstract