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.

Keywords:

• Zuoyin Garden
• restoration design
• garden view of huancui hall
• notes of huancui hall of Mr. Zuoyin
• Huizhou garden heritage protection

JEL Classification:

• N9

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Xiaoyu Han,Shuting Xia,Jun Wang and Bo Wu (Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China) for their assistance in drawing and modeling.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Authors’ contributions

DC provided support and guidance for this study. MY completed the design and discussion. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Additional information

Funding

The research is financially supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China（51908173）

Notes on contributors

Min Yan

Min Yan, a PhD student at school of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China and an associate Professor of College of Architecture and Art, Hefei University of Technology. Main research field: history and culture of Landscape Architecture, Protection of architectural heritage.

Decai Gong

Decai Gong, a Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China. Main research field: Preservation of Cultural relics, Protection of architectural heritage.