Comparative Study on the Development of Tibetan Traditional Lingka and Han Garden

Tibetan traditional garden(Lingka) represented by the Norbuglingka is an important component of the Chinese traditional garden system. It is worth the attention from the academic fi eld because of the garden style with regional features and outstanding national and religious cultures. By researching the development history of Tibetan traditional Lingka and Han Garden and comparing the differences between their development stages and styles, it was found that both of them originated from the love and hankering for nature, but they presented different forms and characters because of different religious beliefs, natural ecological views, activities in garden, garden cultures, and so on. For the communication between Tibet and the Central Plain, Tibetan Lingka and Han garden have infl uenced and benefi ted each other, and fi nally shown the current patterns.