The Historical Analysis on the Chinese Ancient Public Gardens

There is a controversy of the existence of Chinese ancient public gardens. This paper combine with relevant historical information, which include the public garden爷s content, title, function, source, prove its existence from the perspective of historical literature research. Through demonstration, we found that ancient public gardens are a special type of Chinese classical gardens, which merge the natural landscape and the profound history culture. Retrospect the history of ancient public gardens, can not only supplements and enriches Chinese ancient gardens system, but also expands the research area of garden history. Understanding the ancient history of garden culture, has a positive meaning on the heritage of traditional culture and regaining the cultural self-confidence, also for reviving national spirit. In addition, the ancient public gardens pursuit a simple life of combined with a high culture and low consumption, both to meet the basic spiritual needs without destroying the environment, which has a reference on nowadays environmental protection and public garden construction.