設計者和匠師們因地制宜,自出心裁,修建成功的園林當然各各不同。可是蘇州各個園林在不同之中有個共同點,似乎設計者和匠師們一致追求的是:務必使游覽者無論站在哪個點上,眼前總是一幅完美的圖畫。為了達到這個目的,他們講究亭臺軒榭的布局,講究假山池沼的配合,講究花草樹木的映襯,講究近景遠景的層次。總之,一切都要為構成完美的圖畫而存在,決不容許有欠美傷美的敗筆。
However, gardens with different features share a similarity, which is the designers and craftsmen seem to be consistent in their pursuit of making sure that travelers, no matter where they are in the garden, be always provided with a perfect painting before their eyes. To achieve this goal, they pay great attention to the layout of buildings such as pavilions and windowed verandas, the arrangement of rockeries and ponds, the matching of different plants, and the patterning of long shots and close-ups. In a word, all elements work together to form an ideal picture and no flaw is allowed.