Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2，000 years ago.Chinese gardens are a special form of （1）t 　 　Chinese culture and art.

At the entrance to a Chinese garden，there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen（挡住）your view.This is to give you a pressed﹣in feeling，in order to later produce unexpected joy （2）w 　 　you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations（假山）and a big lake.The best （3）e 　 　is the Summer Palace.

Rock formations play an （4）i 　 　role in the design of a Chinese﹣style garden.Without them，a garden could not be considered a Chinese﹣style garden.They are as important to a Chinese﹣style garden as sculptures are to a European﹣style garden.Ge Garden in Yangzhou is famous for （5）i 　 　Four Seasons Rockeries（假山花园）.

（6）G 　 　in the south are mostly small in size.Chinese garden designers have used the method of "borrowing scenery with a mirror（镜子）" to create a sense of （7）s 　 　.A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery.A fine example of this is Pian Shi Shan Fang，a rockery in He Garden，Yangzhou.A big mirror is built into the wall of its west corridor.The whole garden will be （8）s 　 　in the mirror wherever the visitors are.A pool or a lake in a garden （9）a 　 　serves this purpose.A pool runs from south to north through the garden of Pian Shi Shan Fang.East of the rockery，a man﹣made moon is reflected（倒映）in the （10）p 　 　.

Whatever methods used，every effort is made to achieve the purpose of giving visitors a sense of space in the garden.

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