Chinese Art Of Bonsai – Penjing

The Chinese Bonsai, also called Penjing, is about creating a miniature tree or a landscape in a container. Chinese artists believed that by better understanding nature they will improve their spiritual development. This beautiful art form originated in China a …

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Japanese and Chinese Bonsai Differences

The Chinese Bonsai, known as Penjing, was created in China a thousand years ago and got to Japan during the period of Zen Buddhism around 1195. Once it was introduced to Japan, bonsai art began to develop in its own …

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Chinese Bonsai Rules

The Chinese Bonsai (Penjing) has much less strict rules and is a more philosophical and spiritual form of art than Japanese bonsai. Chinese and Japanese bonsai have their differences but are very closely related and are sometimes difficult to distinguish. …

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