Furthermore , Courtyards in the Chinese home reflected Taoist philosophies , where families would try to create abstractions of nature rather than recreations of it .
Rather than around the home , the Chinese valued natural spaces inside the compound , which is where the family socialized .
Courtyards in the Chinese home reflected Taoist philosophies , where families would try to create abstractions of nature rather than recreations of Chinese .
Rather than around the home , the Chinese valued natural spaces inside the compound , which is where the family socialized .