Humanities and Arts
Yue Zhuang
Sir William Temple (1628–1699), the eminent English ambassador to the Dutch Republic and a widely read essayist,1 famously used the term ‘sharawadgi’ (beauty without an apparent order)2 to describe the layout of Chinese gardens in his essay ‘Upon the Gardens of Epicurus’:Among us, the Beauty of Building and Planting is placed chiefly, in some certain Proportions, Symmetries, or Uniformities; our Walks and our Trees ranged so, as to answer one another, and at exact Distances. The Chineses scorn this way of Planting, and say a Boy that can tell an hundred, may plant Walks of Trees in strait Lines, and over against one another, and to what Length and Extent He pleases. But their greatest reach of Imagination, is employed in contriving Figures, where the Beauty shall be great, and strike the eye, but without any order or disposition of parts, that shall be commonly or easily observ’d. And though we have hardly any Notion of this sort of Beauty, yet they have a particular Word to express it; and where they find it hit their Eye at first sight, they say the Sharawadgi is fine or is admirable, or any such expression of Esteem.3
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2024 November | 51 | 51 |
2024 October | 65 | 65 |
2024 September | 93 | 93 |
2024 August | 52 | 52 |
2024 July | 47 | 47 |
2024 June | 50 | 50 |
2024 May | 53 | 53 |
2024 April | 65 | 65 |
2024 March | 56 | 56 |
2024 February | 37 | 37 |
2024 January | 39 | 39 |
2023 December | 40 | 40 |
2023 November | 46 | 46 |
2023 October | 29 | 29 |
2023 September | 21 | 21 |
2023 August | 18 | 18 |
2023 July | 26 | 26 |
2023 June | 21 | 21 |
2023 May | 32 | 32 |
2023 April | 34 | 34 |
2023 March | 47 | 47 |
2023 February | 1 | 1 |
2023 January | 3 | 3 |
2022 December | 31 | 31 |
2022 November | 71 | 71 |
2022 October | 42 | 42 |
2022 September | 33 | 33 |
2022 August | 53 | 53 |
2022 July | 38 | 38 |
2022 June | 89 | 89 |
2022 May | 45 | 45 |
2022 April | 19 | 19 |
Total | 1347 | 1347 |
Show by month | Manuscript | Video Summary |
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2024 November | 51 | 51 |
2024 October | 65 | 65 |
2024 September | 93 | 93 |
2024 August | 52 | 52 |
2024 July | 47 | 47 |
2024 June | 50 | 50 |
2024 May | 53 | 53 |
2024 April | 65 | 65 |
2024 March | 56 | 56 |
2024 February | 37 | 37 |
2024 January | 39 | 39 |
2023 December | 40 | 40 |
2023 November | 46 | 46 |
2023 October | 29 | 29 |
2023 September | 21 | 21 |
2023 August | 18 | 18 |
2023 July | 26 | 26 |
2023 June | 21 | 21 |
2023 May | 32 | 32 |
2023 April | 34 | 34 |
2023 March | 47 | 47 |
2023 February | 1 | 1 |
2023 January | 3 | 3 |
2022 December | 31 | 31 |
2022 November | 71 | 71 |
2022 October | 42 | 42 |
2022 September | 33 | 33 |
2022 August | 53 | 53 |
2022 July | 38 | 38 |
2022 June | 89 | 89 |
2022 May | 45 | 45 |
2022 April | 19 | 19 |
Total | 1347 | 1347 |