试图总结我们讨论的中国园林的所有不同的意义,这将会是劳而无功的,也许还会误导他人。这些意义并不累积成任何单一的结论,而且,没有一种类型是本质的类型。传统从来不是让人总结并被转化成设计公式的。确实,当今建造的中国园林在手法上五花八门,以至于会显得大相 Trying to summarize all the different meanings of the Chinese gardens that we are discussing will do nothing and may mislead others. These meanings do not accrue to any single conclusion, and neither type is an essential type. Tradition has never been summarized and translated into design formulas. Indeed, the Chinese gardens built today are so varied in their approach that they appear to be out of character