THE DIFFERENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND GARDEN STYLES BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH IN CHINA
从起源、形态、构成、植被和社会背景等方面，对比了中国南方与北方在园林和建筑风格上的显著差异，对研究中国区域文化景观的学者有参考价值。
The difference in architecture and garden styles is rather distinct between the North China and the South China. In consideration of the garden styles, the difference is embodied in many aspects: the origin is different because the gardens stem mostly from nests in the South China while from holes in the North China; the formation is different, the gardens are open-oriented in the South China while closed-oriented in the North China; the constituents are different,there are lots of water bodies in the gardens of South China while stones in the North China; the vegetation is also different, there are mainly flowers in the gardens of the South China while cypresses in the North China; the social background is different, the gardens are mainly of private gardens in the South China while of royal gardens in the North China. As to the style of the religious architecture, there are mainly famous mountains for Buddhism and caverns of heaven and places of blessing for Taoism in the South China while grottos for Buddhism in the North China. In addition, there is also difference in the formation of the residential buildings the streets between the North China and the South China. The difference of the architecture and the garden styles between the North and the South China is an important aspect of the regional culture landscape.