前言中国改革开放以来,园林建设有了很大发展。北京的绿地和公园不仅数量多了,质量也不断提高。绿化美化城市环境已经成为人民生活质量的重要衡量标准之一而深入到领导和群众的意识之中。园林的文化艺术属性及其在精神文明建设中的积极作用也得到了越来越广泛的承认和重视。但改革开放带来的一条列变化毕竟时间还不长,人们对现代园林应该如何发展还缺乏很明确的认识和要求,于是一时出现了相当普遍的复古现象。一般来说,注重传统是好事。很多发达国 Foreword Since the reform and opening up in China, great progress has been made in the construction of gardens. Beijing’s green spaces and parks are not only large in number but also constantly improving in quality. Afforestation and beautification of the urban environment has become one of the important measures of people’s quality of life and goes deep into the consciousness of leaders and the masses. The cultural and artistic properties of gardens and their positive role in the construction of spiritual civilization have also been more widely recognized and valued. However, after a series of changes brought by the reform and opening up, after all, the time is not long, people still lack of a clear understanding of and demand for how modern gardens should develop. As a result, quite common retro phenomena appeared. In general, focusing on tradition is a good thing. Many developed countries