Thesis Statement "Taoism"

                   First essential element of Taoist garden is water .Water in the Taoist garden usually from the river that straight flow or usually the form like a pond and there is waterfall on that pond , the location of the water  usually around the garden to make the garden beautiful ,  usually there are some fish in the water , there are some  lotus which float on the water and there are some trees that surrounding around the water . In the Chinese philosophy the water represent the wise scholar who,like the water ,will eventually find his own life. Second essential element of Taoist garden is mountain. The location of the mountain in the Taoist garden usually surrounding the garden,the mountain in Chinese is traditionally placed in the middle of a lake or pond, the rock being the stable and eternal, the water the flowing and temporal. The mountain in this philosophy as a spirit. Third essential element of Taoist garden is building . The location of building in the Taoist garden usually on the mountain and under the mountain. Buildings should be placed so as to harmonize with the natural formation of the ground , In Chinese traditional buildings are built on four platform ; the floor,columns,braces and roof. The building as a place to protect our self. The fourth essential element of Taoist  garden is bridge . The location of the bridge is over the water to connected to the building and the form of the bridge is a half circle which when reflected in the clear water below formed the perfect circle of the full moon, that bridge add the  beauty of the garden. Bridge in the Taoist garden like as bridges that passing from one world to another.