<TD></TD></TABLE>

    curveandbecauseitisbalustradedits

    spansarenotaslonganditsbalustradesnotasusefulasthesteeltrussesofthe

    brooklynbridge,butnoonecandenythatitsuggestslesshuncleveessand

    rebeautynsideralsothepagoda,andhothefact

    thatitsoutlineisbrokenbyasuccessionofprojectingroofs,especiallythoseendlines

    thatcurlupheslantingstrokesofchineseingnsideralsothe

    peenatpeipingnothingisre

    strikingthanthebolofcloudsplacedhorizontallyacrossthetopon

    eaunparalleledinaudacityeveninchineseartthe

    pillarstheelveshaveaaybe,ithappensthat

    theintothe

    surfapleofnfuciusbear,too,thehe

    enthehedragonsbodyhelptobreakthe

    straightlines,otive,apartfrotssyolicvalue

    everyofnatureanditate

    itsirregularitythespiritunderlyingitallisstillthespiritofanisncalligraphy

    helinesofboopatte

    onotonyofthe

    straightanyshapesasthesllcakesofe

    pastry,itatingabananaleaf,orapeaelonorafanli

    liatistandepicure,roducingthebranchinlaid

    itionstheoutlineoftheraightalongthis

    outline,horoducedabranchshapedcarving,togivetheeffectofaliving

    branchstretchedacrosstheopartitions,bedpostsand

    othertypesoflatticely,theuseofrockeryisprobablytheclearest

    exaleofoureffortstointroduanarchitecturethenaturalirregtdarlines

    ofnature

    inotherectureanefforttoseekrelief

    frotraightlinesthroughsoforfirregularitysuggestiveofanilandplant

    forthisleadstoansiderationoftheuseofsyolisthebat,forinstance,is

    verychusedasaderativetive,becauseitscurvedapableofso

    nyvariationsindesign,butalsobefor”goodluck,”the

    syolisthelanguageofthepritiveandthechildnditissothingthatevery

    chineseanandchildcanunderstand

    butsyolisas,further,thevirtueofntaininghinafeionallines

    thethoughtoftheagesandthedreaoftheraaginationand

    leadsusintoarealfhought,likethechristiancrossorthesoviet

    haerandsiousthatwe

    inplicityandthen

    reachesthetopandlosesitselfinariotofbracketsandicesandbars,we

    liketoseethere,asandarinducksoragrasshopperoran

    inkslabandabrushasandarinduckshalwaysgoinpairsin

    anslove,andastheinkslab

    andthebrush,sstudythere,paintedingreenand

    blueandgoldarethegrasshoppersandthecricketsandthendarinducks,anditis

    aschhappinessasofinthisearthlylife

    sotisetiselife,

    forthesearethetesofchinesepainting

    thedragonisthesthonouredanilinperor,

    ostusedinartasaderativetive,

    partlybecausethet,

    bininggraeaning,

    besideshavingthosebeautifulclaharealwayssouseful

    inbreakingnotonythedragonrepresentsotherhe”fugitive”oryi

    principleentionedbefore,anditrepresentsgreattaoist,foritoften

    hidesitselfangrevealsitshegreat

    chinanperfectinandinpoself

    heulddesountainpondsasheuldrisetotheclouds

    beneaththedarkersofthedeeppondseeanytraceofhisexistence,but

    hehina

    arealoventsofthedragon,andsotis

    snofidstthunderandlightning,tearing

    uphouseroofsanduprootingoldbanyantreeshen,shouldhe

    dragon,theeodintofpo

    but,then,thedragonisnotapurelythologicalorantediluvianentitytothe

    anyofthewindingridgesof

    untainsountainsgraduallydescendand

    rgeintotheplainorthesea,the

    basisofancyisundeniablyasuperstition,it

    hasagreatspiritualandarchitecturalvalueitssuperstitionnsistsinthebeliefthat

    byplabsinabeautifulscenery,overlookingthosedragon

    untainsandlionhills,oneans

    descendantsifthelocationandthelandscapesceneryaretrulyunique,if,forinstance,

    fivedragonsandfivetigersuniteinkinghogetotheto,itisalst

    inevitablethatonedesperialdynasty,oratleast

    beeapreer

    butthebasisofthesuperstitionisapantheistientofiandscapand

    gancysharpensoureyestobeautyountains

    andge

    ...  </P></TD>

章节目录

吾国与吾民-My Country and My people(英文版)所有内容均来自互联网,书林文学只为原作者[中]林语堂的小说进行宣传。欢迎各位书友支持[中]林语堂并收藏吾国与吾民-My Country and My people(英文版)最新章节