緒論 Introduction 前言 Preface 譯者絮語 Notes from the Translator
I. 造園準則與美學 Garden-Making Precepts and Aesthetic 說園 On Gardens 1 續說園 On Gardens 2 說園（三） On Gardens 3 說園（四 ）On Gardens 4 說園（五） On Gardens 5 園日涉以成趣 Joy of Daily Rambling of Gardens 中國詩文與中國園林藝術 Poetry and Prose and the Craft of Gardens 園林與山水畫 Gardens and Landscape Painting 園林分南北 景物各千秋 Gardens South and North Differ in Scenery 園林美與昆曲美 Gardens and Kunqu Opera: Beauty’s Tour de Force 建筑中的“借景” View Borrowing in Garden Architecture 村居與園林 Country Dwellings and Gardens
II. 天人合一 Where Nature Is Humored 揚州園林與住宅 Yangzhou Gardens and Dwellings 揚州園林近年發展 Appendix: Yangzhou Gardens Today 瘦西湖漫談 Slender West Lake, Yangzhou 揚州片石山房—石濤疊山作品 Small-Rock Mountain Abode 蘇州園林概述 Suzhou Gardens: An Overview 蘇州網師園 Master-of-Nets Garden, Suzhou 蘇州滄浪亭 Dark Blue Waves Pavilion, Suzhou 同里退思園 Retreat and Reflection Garden, Tongli 上海的豫園與內園 Gratification Garden, Inner Garden, Shanghai 西湖園林風格漫談 West Lake Gardens, Hangzhou 紹興的沈園與春波橋 Shen’s Garden, Vernal Waves Bridge, Shaoxing 恭王府小記 Notes on Prince Gong’s Mansion 頤和園 Summer Palace, Beijing 避暑山莊 Mountain Summer Resort, Chengde