When Chambers was in Guangzhou, points out Chen Zhihua, the idea of the southern garden was actually comparatively crude and toyed with a lot of dramatic effects. So what Chambers said may not be entirely without foundation.
「錢柏斯人在廣州」，陳志華指出，嶺南園林在意境上本就比較刻露，也多玩弄些戲劇效果，他的話或許並非全無根據。