Chinese Garden concept

I saw a television program on the ABC where an English guy travelled the world to look at different gardens in many countries. When he went to China he found a very unique garden. It consisted of a courtyard with a small shelter in the middle of it. The shelter was square and had a large open window on each side. If one was to look a window a different element was displayed. Through one window: a large sculptural rock, the next: a tree, the next: water and the last: fire. The effect is that when one sits in the shelter they are equally subjected to different elements of nature and the shelter is a place of balance and harmony. Perhaps this should be incorporated into our concept for quality of life... a balance