The purpose of this study was to investigate how Koreans distinguish their traditional gardens from other Oriental traditional gardens. This study was focused not on the prototype study of traditional gardens but on the Koreans' judgement factors of t...
The purpose of this study was to investigate how Koreans distinguish their traditional gardens from other Oriental traditional gardens. This study was focused not on the prototype study of traditional gardens but on the Koreans' judgement factors of their traditional gardens.
The results are summarised as follows,
1) There is no consistency between the Koreans' self-rating interest level and the understanding of the traditional garden elements,
2) On distinguishing the garden style, Koreans mainly depend on the garden structure. In case of where trees and stones were dominated in a garden, they considerate whether trees were prunned or not, and stones were arranged naturally or not.
3) The experience or image of traditional garden by the mass media also affect the interpretation of the Oriental traditional gardens.