The influence of religious and worldview factors on the landscape design in Japan and China

Authors

  • Maria Żychowska Cracow University of Technology, Poland
  • Ivan Chornomordenko Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine
  • Iryna L. Kravchenko Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine
  • Liliia Gnatiuk National Aviation University, Ukraine
  • Andrii Dmytrenko National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, Ukraine
  • Anastasiia Urakina Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine
  • Vladyslav Smilka Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22616/j.landarchart.2022.21.12

Keywords:

Religious factors, natural landscape, imagery, architecture, China, Japan

Abstract

The role of religious beliefs and philosophical teachings in the development of traditional landscape design principles and techniques is analyzed in the article. Examples for the analysis of this development were the traditional cultures of two countries of the Far East – Japan and China.In these cultures, animistic beliefs in the supernatural nature of the elements (sun, wind, thunder, rain, lightning), nature as such (worship of sacred trees, water, etc.) were organically combined with later Buddhist canons, which eventually led to the syncretism of religious and philosophical teachings – Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism in China, Buddhism and Shinto – in Japan.
The analysis was carried out on the material of traditional gardens most visited by tourists, which are positioned as typical examples of traditional landscape design in both countries.
It is proved that the landscape design both in Japan and China developed according to principles similar to the development principles of other types of arts in these countries. In particular, Chinese landscape design was based on the harmonization and improvement of nature, aimed at creating a certain hedonistic space, on the other hand, Japanese landscape design had religious origins from the beginning and was aimed at self-improvement through the observation of nature.

Author Biographies

Maria Żychowska, Cracow University of Technology, Poland

Architect and full professor. D.Sc. Ph.D. Ing. Arch., Professor, FA CUT, head of the Division of Freehand Drawing, Painting and Sculpture A-7. Member of scientific associations: ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO, Ars Vitrae Polona and professional associations such as SARP and the Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland. Also member of the WIETE International Academic Advisory Committee (WIETE-IAAC) and a member of the Editorial Board of the Global Journal of Engineering Education (GJEE) WIETE. Since 2019, the editor-in-chief of 'Wiadomości Konserwatorskie – Journal of Heritage Conservation'. Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, ul. Podchorążych, 1, Kraków, 30-084, Poland.

Ivan Chornomordenko, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine

Doctor of philosophical science (Dr. Hab), Professor, Head of department of philosophy, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, 31, Povitroflotskyi Avenue, Kyiv, Ukraine. 

Iryna L. Kravchenko, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine

D.Sc. Ph.D. Ing. Arch., Associate Professor. An urbanist and landscape architect. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, 31, Povitroflotskyi Avenue, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Liliia Gnatiuk, National Aviation University, Ukraine

An urbanist and landscape architect. PhD (Architecture), Associate Professor. National Aviation university, av. Lubomyra Huzara, 1, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Andrii Dmytrenko, National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, Ukraine

An urbanist and landscape architect. Candidate of Technical Sciences (Ph.D.), Associate Professor. National University "Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic", Educational and Scientific Institute of Construction, Architecture and Land Management, 24 Pershotravnevyi Avenue, Poltava, Ukraine.

Anastasiia Urakina, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine

Landscape architect. Post-graduate student, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, 31, Povitroflotskyi Avenue, Kyiv, Ukraine. 

Vladyslav Smilka, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Ukraine

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Architectural Theory. Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, 31, Povitroflotskyi Avenue, Kyiv, Ukraine. 

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30-12-2022

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Żychowska, M., Chornomordenko, I., Kravchenko, I. L., Gnatiuk, L., Dmytrenko, A., Urakina, A., & Smilka, V. (2022). The influence of religious and worldview factors on the landscape design in Japan and China. Landscape Architecture and Art, 21(21), 115–123. https://doi.org/10.22616/j.landarchart.2022.21.12