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Chlouvānem gardens or '''rālya''' (pl. ''rālyai'') (or, for courtyard gardens, '''keika''' (pl. ''keikai'')) are an essential aspect of Chlouvānem art and architecture, with gardening (''rālyabhāyāmita'') being considered one of the Nine Arts of Chlouvānem culture. Chlouvānem gardens, traditionally spaces of meditation and contemplations, have been designed as small representations of nature, featuring highly symbolic elevation changes, streams, rocks, and ponds, usually in a meadow or forest setting; they are meant to be walked in using winding paths (''līlta'', pl. ''līltai''), typically made of sand, with small bridges across streams or ponds (rarely, a few streams have to be crossed without bridges); sometimes, boardwalks are used as paths, especially where the terrain is humid and marshy, as in many gardens in central-southern cities such as Līlasuṃghāṇa, Kūmanabūruh, or Līṭhalyinām. Except for areas with arid climates or prolonged dry seasons, water is often a significant component of Chlouvānem gardens. | Chlouvānem gardens or '''rālya''' (pl. ''rālyai'') (or, for courtyard gardens, '''keika''' (pl. ''keikai'')) are an essential aspect of Chlouvānem art and architecture, with gardening (''rālyabhāyāmita'') being considered one of the Nine Arts of Chlouvānem culture. Chlouvānem gardens, traditionally spaces of meditation and contemplations, have been designed as small representations of nature, featuring highly symbolic elevation changes, streams, rocks, and ponds, usually in a meadow or forest setting; they are meant to be walked in using winding paths (''līlta'', pl. ''līltai''), typically made of sand, with small bridges across streams or ponds (rarely, a few streams have to be crossed without bridges); sometimes, boardwalks are used as paths, especially where the terrain is humid and marshy, as in many gardens in central-southern cities such as Līlasuṃghāṇa, Kūmanabūruh, or Līṭhalyinām. Except for areas with arid climates or prolonged dry seasons, water is often a significant component of Chlouvānem gardens. | ||
Gardens are a characteristic of most Chlouvānem cities, with older areas of major cities often having hundreds of them, ranging from very small ones in what once were the backyards of the rich, to extensive ones such as the Gardens of the Inquisitorial Palace in central Līlasuṃghāṇa or the Moon Lake Garden in Lāltaṣveya. Starting from the earliest, shrine-based function (most gardens have symbolic elements representing particular moments of the life of the Chlamiṣvatrā as depicted in the Holy Books of the [[Verse:Yunyalīlta|Yunyalīlta]]), throughout two thousand years of Chlouvānem history the functions of gardens have been varied, including pure contemplation of beauty, observation of natural phenomena, use as a classroom-like learning space for temple schools, scientific study of plants, and growing of fruits and vegetables in temple orchards. Today, nearly all gardens have public access, and are places of worship and of relaxation at the same time. Pure gardens (i.e. not park-garden hybrids) are a typical tourist attraction, with a sizable number of Chlouvānem spending their vacations in other areas of the nation just to see various gardens, from famous ones in large cities to smaller, unknown ones in countryside towns.<br/>Historically, the Chlouvānem garden art had spread to the Skyrdagor (who elaborated on that, creating the rock garden (in Chl. ''tamirlālya'' "rock garden" or ''ṣurṭāgi rālya'' "Skyrdegan garden") and spreading it back to the Chlouvānem world) and to the Bronic and Qualdomelic peoples; more recently, modern Chlouvānem "garden culture" has to some extent spread, in Kaiṣamā times, not only in Brono and Qualdomailor but also in all other nations of the former Union (Imuniguro-Xenic terms: '' | Gardens are a characteristic of most Chlouvānem cities, with older areas of major cities often having hundreds of them, ranging from very small ones in what once were the backyards of the rich, to extensive ones such as the Gardens of the Inquisitorial Palace in central Līlasuṃghāṇa or the Moon Lake Garden in Lāltaṣveya. Starting from the earliest, shrine-based function (most gardens have symbolic elements representing particular moments of the life of the Chlamiṣvatrā as depicted in the Holy Books of the [[Verse:Yunyalīlta|Yunyalīlta]]), throughout two thousand years of Chlouvānem history the functions of gardens have been varied, including pure contemplation of beauty, observation of natural phenomena, use as a classroom-like learning space for temple schools, scientific study of plants, and growing of fruits and vegetables in temple orchards. Today, nearly all gardens have public access, and are places of worship and of relaxation at the same time. Pure gardens (i.e. not park-garden hybrids) are a typical tourist attraction, with a sizable number of Chlouvānem spending their vacations in other areas of the nation just to see various gardens, from famous ones in large cities to smaller, unknown ones in countryside towns.<br/>Historically, the Chlouvānem garden art had spread to the Skyrdagor (who elaborated on that, creating the rock garden (in Chl. ''tamirlālya'' "rock garden" or ''ṣurṭāgi rālya'' "Skyrdegan garden") and spreading it back to the Chlouvānem world) and to the Bronic and Qualdomelic peoples; more recently, modern Chlouvānem "garden culture" has to some extent spread, in Kaiṣamā times, not only in Brono and Qualdomailor but also in all other nations of the former Union (Imuniguro-Xenic terms: ''rangjă'' ([[Qualdomelic|Qua.]]), ''ragea'' ([[Brono-Fathanic|Bro.]]), ''raŋya'' ([[Brono-Fathanic|Fat.]]), ''rŏŋya'' ([[Soenjoan|Soe.]]), ''ranya'' (Enegenic)). | ||
Modern Chlouvānem parks (''jarmāṇa'') are a different category, but the main distinction between them is that parks are considered "non-artistic" gardens, with less or no religious symbolism and less emphasis on the contemplative side. Anyway, many urban parks have one or more gardens in it, and some very large gardens (as, for example, the Gardens of the Inquisitorial Palace) have a few areas not typical of gardens but associated with parks, such as benches and a few orchards and lawns. The aesthetic design of urban parks and many paths in them, however, is usually inspired on the one of gardens; a notable effect of this is how Chlouvānem urban parks tend to have, on average, more trees and thicker wooded areas than parks in other countries. Pick-your-own orchard areas are commonly found in many parks, though fruit trees are more usually scattered in all green areas of cities.<br/>Especially in the latest 30 years, Chlouvānem cities have grown to be some of the greenest ones on Calémere, aided by environmental-friendly policies based on religious tenets and fueled by public concerns on urban heat island effects. All of the extensive green areas between panel apartment blocks are kept as parkland, often with fruiting trees here and there, and due to the fact most Chlouvānem live in such vertically-extended panel apartment blocks, such areas between them usually constitute the vast majority of the land area in cities and wards built in the last 70 years. Other results of this policies towards "greener cities" are the covering of skyways and overpasses with evergreen vines, as well as construction of green roofs. Such developments, especially in the monsoon-prone areas of the East, are designed to absorb rainwater and reduce the risk of flooding, while [[w:xeriscaping|xeriscaping]] is commonly implemented in the arid climates of the Western Chlouvānem Inquisition. | Modern Chlouvānem parks (''jarmāṇa'') are a different category, but the main distinction between them is that parks are considered "non-artistic" gardens, with less or no religious symbolism and less emphasis on the contemplative side. Anyway, many urban parks have one or more gardens in it, and some very large gardens (as, for example, the Gardens of the Inquisitorial Palace) have a few areas not typical of gardens but associated with parks, such as benches and a few orchards and lawns. The aesthetic design of urban parks and many paths in them, however, is usually inspired on the one of gardens; a notable effect of this is how Chlouvānem urban parks tend to have, on average, more trees and thicker wooded areas than parks in other countries. Pick-your-own orchard areas are commonly found in many parks, though fruit trees are more usually scattered in all green areas of cities.<br/>Especially in the latest 30 years, Chlouvānem cities have grown to be some of the greenest ones on Calémere, aided by environmental-friendly policies based on religious tenets and fueled by public concerns on urban heat island effects. All of the extensive green areas between panel apartment blocks are kept as parkland, often with fruiting trees here and there, and due to the fact most Chlouvānem live in such vertically-extended panel apartment blocks, such areas between them usually constitute the vast majority of the land area in cities and wards built in the last 70 years. Other results of this policies towards "greener cities" are the covering of skyways and overpasses with evergreen vines, as well as construction of green roofs. Such developments, especially in the monsoon-prone areas of the East, are designed to absorb rainwater and reduce the risk of flooding, while [[w:xeriscaping|xeriscaping]] is commonly implemented in the arid climates of the Western Chlouvānem Inquisition. | ||