Oliver Impey, the author of Chinoiserie and deputy curator of the Orie ntal Department of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum, says that in his childhood he would often accompany his parents on tours of European palaces and stately homes, but has no recollection of their Chinese rooms making any special impression on him.
曾經出版《中國風格》專書的牛津艾須墨林博物館東方部副館長英匹博士表示，小時候就常跟父母遊覽歐洲皇宮苑囿、貴族莊園，但完全不記得自己對中國廂房留下任何特別的印象。