Half a planet away, with Europe ascendant, "Chinoiserie" came into vogue, a vogue that lasted two centuries. The Chinese garden would be a shock to a tradition in which symmetrical, geometric gardens were the definition of beauty.
有趣的是，隔了半個地球，西歐文明與其海上勢力蓬勃發展之時，一場代表了「品味」的「中國風」也因此吹入歐洲，而中國的「自然花園」也在此時衝擊著向以幾何、對稱、寬廣、氣勢為美的「幾何花園」。