假山 (jiǎ shān) — ornamental rockery (in a Chinese garden); artificial hill made of piled stones
Definition
A decorative piled-stone hill built inside Chinese gardens — a cultural and design feature, not a real mountain. Pairs with 园林 and 亭台; built from rocks like 太湖石 to mimic natural scenery in miniature.
noun
ornamental rockery (in a Chinese garden)artificial hill made of piled stones
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 假山。Zhè zuò gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yí zuò hěn dà de jiǎ shān.There is a very large rockery in this park.
- 假山。Tā xǐ huan zài jiǎ shān páng biān hē chá shǎng jǐng.He likes to drink tea and enjoy the view next to the artificial hill.
- 假山。Yuán lín shè jì shī yòng tài hú shí duī qì le zhè zuò jiǎ shān.The garden designer built this rockery using Taihu stones.
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