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The Art of Penjing in China
Hello Everybody! This week I looked into the origins of bonsai, which is the ancient art of Penjing which is also called Penzai. This originated in china with evidence of the idea beginning in the first century. Penjing can be broken up into three groups, which I have mentioned before. Shumu Penjing: Tree Penjing that focuses on one or more trees and sometimes has other plants. The main focus is on the tree(s). Shanshui Penjing: Landscape Penjing focuses on creating a landscape using rocks, water, etc. Shuihan Penjing: A water and land Penjing style that effectively combines the first two, including miniature trees and optionally miniature figures and structures to portray a landscape in detail. Timeline In the first and second centuries, very fundamental versions are formed at this time to be miniature forms of religious and spiritual sites. Having the miniature version helped them t...
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