A winding wooden path leads to a natural amphitheatre created by rippling mounds of grass at this garden in Lijiang, China, which was designed by landscape studio Z'scape and has been shortlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2022.
Located at the Linjiang Hilla Vintage Hotel complex, the Wilderness Garden and Amphitheatre extends an existing landscape designed by the Beijing-based practice last year.
Z'scape added a winding path and a natural amphitheatre to the site in Lijiang
The new additions have been shortlisted in the landscape project category of Dezeen Awards 2022.
For the new area of wild grassland, Z'scape worked with a botanist and local villages to find native plant varieties that would naturally thrive without needing any maintenance or irrigation, introducing greater biodiversity to the site. The amphitheatre is formed by mounds of grass in a sunken region of the site
"Providing a critical habitat that offers rich nutritional value and shelter, Wilderness Garden is a haven for wildlife," said the practice.
"To strike a compelling dialogue, a zigzag boardwalk weaves its way through the grassland to give visitors an extraordinary experience with dramatic and intimate overlooks," it continued.

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The wooden boardwalk leads to the new amphitheatre at the north of the site, making use of an existing sunken area i...