On the other hand, Zhang Chao of the Qing took cues from nature: "By trapping water, we may make duckweed our guest [in a garden]; by planting pines, we may make the wind our guest; by building a terrace, we may make the moon our guest.
清代張潮則在《幽夢影》書中歸納自然風光，得出：「貯水可以邀萍，栽松可以邀風，築台可以邀月……」中國人喜愛在庭園栽松，除了松樹長青、樹形美麗，也因為松青自然風來，風來自有松聲。