Penjing

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About the Penjing Style

Penjing is the name for bonsai as practiced in China. There are many styles or schools of penjing. Penjing may be trained with wire, but traditionally the clip and grow method was used.

Pictures

Pictures of Penjing bonsai

Important Penjing Experts

Dr. Yee-sun Wu
Qingquan Zhao

Penjing Texts

  1. Penjing Worlds of Wonderment by Qingquan Zhao
  2. Chinese Penjing: Miniature Trees and Landscapes by Hu Yunhua
  3. Chinese Bonsai: The Art of Penjing by Ilona Lesniewicz, Li Zhimin
  4. Penjing: The Chinese Art of Miniature Gardens by Hu Yunhua

Penjing Forums

  1. http://www.cnpenjing.com/bbs/list.asp?boardid=3

Penjing Links

You can learn more about penjing here:

  1. National Bonsai and Penjing Museum
  2. Manlung Penjing Garden
  3. Penjing - Its History, Aesthetics and Spiritual Background
  4. Penjing - A Chinese Renaissance by Karin Albert
  5. Water-and-Land Penjing by Karin Albert
  6. Worlds Within: Reflections On The Art of Chinese Penjing Master Qingquan "Brook" Zhao by Sander Heilig
  7. Creating Penjing: Aesthetic Principles by Karin Albert
  8. Mountains and Water in Chinese Art by Karin Albert
  9. Rocks and Rock Landscapes by Karin Albert
  10. A Chinese Penjing Artist Visits America
  11. Qingquan 'Brook' Zhao: An Interview by Karin Albert
  12. Chinese Schools of Penjing
  13. Understanding Penjing Styling Concepts
  14. Chinese Penjing Portal Page
  15. Aristocratic Penjing Principles & Philosophy
  16. Yee-Sun Wu The spirit of Man Lung Penjing
  17. Penjing Panoramic Landscapes


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