意境,是中国美学的一个特有范畴。研究盆景的意境,可为盆景的创作、欣赏与评价提供理论启示,亦可为盆景艺术理论增添新的内容。意境不是“意”与“境”的简单加和。意境的“意”不等于“立意”的“意”;意境是艺术作品中情、景交融,并与艺术对象的情感经验相互沟通时产生的一种艺术境界。景象、情感与欣赏经验是意境的三元素。 Artistic conception is a peculiar category of Chinese aesthetics. Studying the artistic conception of bonsai can provide theoretical enlightenment for the creation, appreciation and evaluation of bonsai, as well as add new content to the theory of bonsai art. Artistic conception is not a simple sum of “meaning” and “environment”. The “meaning” of artistic conception is not equal to the “artistic conception” of “conception”; artistic conception is the artistic realm produced when the love and the scenery in the artwork blend with each other and communicate with the emotional experience of the artistic object. Scenery, emotion and appreciation of experience are three elements of artistic conception.