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Seeing these “gardens” is like looking at a universe in a plant pot. The miniature (微型的) branches spread and twist, 1 (demonstrate) the beauty of nature, so as to allow viewers to stop and reflect on the circle of life. The potted landscape of penjing. 2 (be) a representative of top-ranking garden art ever since its existence.
3 (expected), the Suzhou-style penjing cultivation technique was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2011. 4 penjing, Suzhou gardens wouldn’t be as charming as they are today. Once the construction of a garden is completed, its buildings are set, but planting can grow and change, which makes gardens 5 (live).
The history of penjing 6 (date) back to the Tang Dynasty when the great poet Bai Juyi used some stones 7 (create) miniature landscapes in pots. And the Ming Dynasty marked a boom in the economy of Suzhou, the very period 8 turned the city into a major cultural center. Because of that long history, Suzhou-style penjing is often seen as 9 fundamental school of Chinese planting art.
Penjing works are beautiful, but people think that they were owned by the rich. However, only when they are enjoyed by general 10 (consume) can they benefit from being part of people's wider modern artistic taste.