Abstract:Built by wealthy merchant Tang Liquan during the late Qing and early Republican periods,the Tang Garden stood as one of Macao's most celebrated Chinese-style private gardens.This garden perpetuated quintessential characteristics of traditional Chinese gardens,serving as a representative specimen of Lingnan merchant-class gardens. Nevertheless,academic investigations into its construction techniques and craftsmanship remainconspicuously absent. Through collating and analyzing historical documentation includingWang Wenda Historical Anecdotes of Macau alongside on-site survey of extant remains,this study conducts textual research and restoration of the garden, endeavoring toreconstruct its original splendor. Subsequent analysis from perspectives of site selection,gardening techniques, spatial layout, and architectural typology aims to advance scholarlyunderstanding of this significant Lingnan private garden. The research found that the TangGarden features a tripartite layout of 'residential area-pool-courtyard,' embodying a siteselection philosophy of a 'secluded retreat within the city.' Its landscaping is characterizedby an interplay of solid and void, with a pronounced emphasis on borrowing scenery frombeyond the garden.
