Research on key acoustic characteristics of soundscapes of the classical Chinese gardens.

ABSTRACT: Soundscapes have played an important role in the design and building of classical Chinese gardens. In Chinese classical poetry, biophonies such as bird calls, and geophonies such as wind, are the preferable sound sources. Although these major sound sources have been categorized and summarized by scholars extensively, little research has been conducted to analyze the physical characteristics and preference matrix of these preferred sound sources. Moreover, the perceived loudness of sound in classical Chinese gardens has received more attention from scholars than acoustic frequency. In this study, we selected 12 sound sources that are most typically present in classical Chinese gardens based on extensive literature research on Chinese classical poetry, and acquired respective audio samples f

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10400612 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature