Oriental Dragon Garden Decor
Garden decoration enhances the outdoor living space and makes it more attractive. There are a number of landscape designs in order to make the garden more beautiful. One such theme is oriental style of decoration using dragons. Oriental style of decoration is more attractive as it is filled with color. |
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Oriental style of decoration is mainly influenced by the cultures of Asian countries including China, Japan, Korea and Philippines. Oriental style of decoration is primarily a spiritual style influenced by the relationship of an individual with the environment. It is based on the principles of simplicity, peace, harmony and creating health.
Chinese and Japanese styles are most popular oriental decoration types. While Chinese style is flamboyant, Japanese style is calm and soothing. One interesting aspect of Chinese style of decoration is usage of carvings and statues resembling animal figures. The most common animal figure used in Chinese style is the dragon. According to Chinese traditions, dragon is considered to be the symbol of harmony and is used to drive off evil spirits. Red is the most predominant color used in Chinese style. One can create redwood fencing in the form of a Chinese dragon and screw it to existing one. The beauty of the fence can be glorified by placing colorful nylon parasols backlit with lights of same color. One can also hang colorful Chinese lanterns on one side of the garden by keeping them secured to the wall.
Japanese gardens mainly feature lush greens, bamboos, stones, artifacts and water. These are the fundamental elements of life. According to Japanese philosophy, greenery is a symbol of life, artifacts indicate human life, stones are a symbol of age, character and strength, and water indicates flow, purity and softness. One can create a Japanese garden by keeping in place all these elements in an asymmetric manner.
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