The shadow of Chinese style also hung over the new-style gardens being built in Britain. A Chinese person entering such a garden would see much that is familiar. The style was even called "Anglo-Chinese" by the French. Yet today mainstream British scholars are striving to deny any connection between the English style and Chinese influence.
然而，英國後來改建的花園卻有著中國園林的影子，走入通常遊人稀少的園中，常覺驚見故人，同時這樣熟悉又陌生的景緻竟被法人稱作「中英園林」，但英國主流學者卻極力否認美麗的英式花園與中國有任何關係，這究竟是怎麼回事？