The more attention was paid to works of mountain zone hydrology in arid inland river basin in the past; especially on analysis of water amount and runoff come from mountain areas.

Based on the philosophical view of "harmonizing relationship between nature and man",ancient Chinese people thought there was no boundary between man and nature and the harmonization of nature and man is the greatest achievement,which caused the production and prosperity of landscape culture.

This paper, through the thorough analysis of landscape culture, means for garden architecture as well as artistic conception, expounds the theoretical characteristics of chinese classical garden architecture and its continuity and application in modern city planning and building design.

The long-standing Three Gorges culture is plentiful and profound,mainly including the following aspects: landscape culture,prehistoric culture,race culture,people s livelihood culture,military culture,religious culture,celebrity culture,folk culture,project culture and emigration culture.

The natural aesthetics in Su Shi s scenic poems can be concluded as follows: everything can be seen, appreciated, and enjoyed; life is integrated into scenery and poetry inhabits on earth; moral is embodied in matters or events.

The peculiar contribution towards China s landscape literature made by Shui Jing Zhu embodies the following aspects: First,Li Daoyuan all-sidedly cleared and inherited aesthetic accomplishments as to mountains and waters made by predecessors,affirming that landscape aesthetics was human practical products in theory.