For those who are more familiar with the literati gardens of southern China, or who have been influenced by the cultured spirit of the imperial gardens of the Qing dynasty, putting wild beasts and machines in with the pipa-playing and painting might indeed seem incredible and unexpected.
對於比較熟悉江南文人園林的人而言，在曲水流觴、彈琴作畫的園林裡放上豺狼虎豹、機關佈景，簡直荒腔走板，不可思議。