WalkingintoaChinesegarden,onecannothelpbutbeenchantedbyitsuniqueorientalflavor；andwalkinginanatmosphereoftranquilityandpeace,onewilldiscoversomethingunlikelytobefoundinWesternarchitecturedelicateandrefined,complexandcontainedinitsquietude.Incontrastwithnaturalscenery,thebeautyofChinesegardenslieintheircombiningcultureandartintoone.HowdidtheclassicChinesegardentakeshapeanddevelop？HowmanyprototypesarethereinChinesegardens,whatsimilaritiesdotheyshareandhowdotheydifferfromeachother？Whatexperienceshavebeenaccumulatedthroughtheyearsofgardenbuilding,andwhattheorieshavebeenformed？LetswalkintotheChinesegardensandtakeacloserlook.ThisbookispublishedsimultaneouslyinsevenlanguagesincludingChinese,English,Japanese,Russian,French,GermanandSpanish.