Coupled with the natural conditions found in Taiwan favoring the growth of various kinds of vegetation, the early Chinese settlers quickly took to the task of building large and famous gardens.
李乾朗指出，台灣地處亞熱帶，南方式的四合院極須有水有樹來調和、避暑；而且此地水源易取、花卉易栽，建造庭園的自然條件非常有利。