中国古典造园中，御道、牌门、碑刻、亭台、楼、阁等都大量使用石材，构成了中国古典园林独特的风景和神韵。由于政治地位和经济条件的制约，中国古典园林的主要表现形式集中在皇家园林和私家园林（包乔士大夫文人和乡绅士富豪）上。
   古典园林中，除了用自然奇石之外，还配套建造一些诸如石桥、石塔等中国传统古典园林石雕小品等。

   1.石材石雕与皇家园林
    石材石雕是中国皇家园林建设中的最重要的素材之一。在皇家园林建设中，由于皇家至高无上的地位，石材石雕都冠有龙、凤等皇家才能用的图案雕刻，显示了皇家园林的特色与气派。北京圆明园是中国古典园林的杰出代表，体现了中国造园技术达到中西合壁璧的最高境界。从圆明园的残檐断壁中，我们仍然依稀可见当年的石材石雕影子。中国清代皇家园林牙刷颐和园则是古典园林的又一典型。
    2.石材石雕与私家园林

    中国的私家园林内，多用自然奇石砌成起伏有致、生机盎然的假山，表现了中国文化墨客推崇儒家思想、崇尚回归自然的精神境界；中国古代，有些富豪为了造出自家的特色，建了一些很典雅的园林景观。石材石雕在整个园林构成中并不都显得很突出，但在构建厅堂奇石景观的时候，常把碧波、黄石、红柱、粉墙都有机地合唱融合在一起，形成了妙趣天砀韵味。

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Classical Chinese garden, Okimichi , card door , inscriptions , pavilions, House, House and so extensive use of stone , constitutes a Chinese classical garden unique scenery and charm. Due to political status and economic conditions, Chinese classical gardens mainly concentrated in the form of private gardens and royal gardens ( package Qiaoshi doctor wealthy gentleman scholar and township ) on .
   Classical gardens , in addition to using natural stones , but also supporting the construction of some, such as stone , stone pagodas and other traditional Chinese classical garden stone pieces and so on.
   1 stone carving and Royal Gardens
    Stone carving is a Chinese imperial garden construction in one of the most important material . In the royal garden construction , due to royal supremacy , stone carving are the crown with dragon and phoenix patterns can be used such as royal sculpture , showing the royal garden features and style. Beijing Summer Palace is an outstanding representative of Chinese classical gardens , reflecting the Chinese gardeners technology has reached the Western Wall bi the highest level. The residue from the Yuanmingyuan eaves Duanbi , we can still faintly visible when the shadow of the stone carving . Chinese Qing Dynasty imperial garden toothbrush Summer Palace is another typical classical gardens .
    2 stone carving with private garden
    China 's private gardens , the multi-use natural stone brick undulating and vitality of the rockery, poets praised the performance of the Chinese Confucian culture , advocating a return to nature in the spiritual realm ; ancient China, some wealthy to create its own characteristics , built a number of very elegant landscape . Stone carving does not constitute the entire landscape seemed very prominent, but in the halls of stone landscape construction time , often to blue , Yellowstone , andalusite , both organically expanse chorus together, forming a groovy day Dang charm.