Exhibition in Suzhou an invitation to appreciate natural landscapes

The humanistic spirit endowed with Chinese gardens is behind Inviting the Moon and Wind,which shows dozens of paintings by Qiu Ting. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Classical Chinese gardens are a combination of nature and artificial crafts to reflect people's outlook on the relations between humans and the universe. When designing gardens, owners and designers often adopted a rule called jie jing, meaning to smartly incorporate landscapes from outside, such as mountains from afar, into the scenes of one's own residence gardens to enrich visits. The humanistic spirit endowed with Chinese gardens is behind an exhibition, Inviting the Moon and Wind, which shows dozens of paintings by Qiu Ting, an ink-water artist and professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

Curated by Wu Hongliang, director of the Beijing Fine Art Academy, the exhibition runs until Oct 7 and dwells on Qiu's appreciation of classical Chinese gardens throughout years. He is inspired by how ancient designers dealt with space, time and the connections between people and nature when building not only gardens but also a spiritual haven.