"This kind of argument already lacks any significance and is not worth quarreling over," says Chen Zhihua. In his opinion, there is no way that the interest of the Burlington circle in Chinese gardens can be denied. As for whether Burlington had really seen Ripa, it does not really matter.
「這樣的辯論，已經毫無意義，不值一駁」，陳志華教授認為，勃靈頓文人圈對中國園林的興趣無可否認，至於他是否真正見過馬國賢，其實已經無關宏旨。