Definition

1. Noun:
   • Artificial mountain and lake: A decorative landscape feature in gardens or parks, consisting of a man-made hill (mountain) and a dug-out pond (lake), designed to imitate natural scenery for aesthetic purposes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Khu vườn có một sơn hồ rất đẹp. (The garden has a very beautiful artificial mountain and lake.)
  • Sơn hồ là yếu tố quan trọng trong nghệ thuật vườn cảnh phương Đông.* (The artificial mountain and lake is an important element in Eastern landscape gardening art.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "sơn hồ" is primarily used in the context of classical garden design, landscape architecture, and poetry to evoke a sense of constructed, idealized nature.

Variants and Related Words

• Giả sơn (n): artificial mountain or rockery.
  • Họ xếp giả sơn quanh hồ. (They arranged artificial mountains around the lake.)
• Hồ cảnh (n): ornamental lake or pond.
  • Hồ cảnh trong công viên thu hút nhiều chim. (The ornamental lake in the park attracts many birds.)

Synonyms

• Artificial landscape: A human-made imitation of a natural scene.
• Rockery and pond: A garden feature with arranged rocks and a water feature.

Related Concepts

• Non bộ (n): Vietnamese miniature mountain landscape, often including water.
  • Nghệ nhân đang tạo một non bộ. (The artisan is creating a miniature mountain landscape.)
• Vườn cảnh (n): landscape garden.
  • Khu vườn cảnh này được thiết kế rất tinh tế. (This landscape garden is very delicately designed.)