Meaning of 借景
借景 means to incorporate distant or external scenery into a garden's design; to have scenic spots within a garden set off and connect with each other. Pronounced jiè jǐng.
- to incorporate distant or external scenery into a garden's design; to have scenic spots within a garden set off and connect with each other
Definitions & Examples
Sū苏
zhōu州
yuán园
lín林
cháng常
cháng常
qiǎo巧
miào妙
jiè借
jǐng景
，
jiāng将
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
tǎ塔
yǐng影
nà纳
rù入
yuán园
zhōng中
huà画
juàn卷
。
Suzhou gardens often skillfully employ borrowed scenery, incorporating the pagoda silhouette from afar into the garden's pictorial composition.
Zhè这
gè个
tíng亭
zi子
de的
shè设
jì计
shì是
wèi为
le了
jiè借
jǐng景
hú湖
guāng光
shān山
sè色
。
This pavilion was designed to borrow the scenery of the lake and mountains.
Tōng通
guò过
jiè借
jǐng景
，
bú不
dà大
de的
tíng庭
yuàn院
xiǎn显
de得
shēn深
yuǎn远
kāi开
kuò阔
。
Through the use of borrowed scenery, the small courtyard appears deep and expansive.
Yí颐
hé和
yuán园
jiè借
jǐng景
xī西
shān山
de的
bù布
jú局
kān堪
chēng称
diǎn典
fàn范
。
The layout of the Summer Palace, which borrows the scenery of the Western Hills, is considered a model example.