廷德尔、罗宾逊、朱天曙主编的《中国园林(英文版)》从中国文化的角度出发，阐述了园林的本身特色及所承载的文化意蕴；又从中国园林与其他国家及地区园林的比较中显示出了中国园林所承载的文化含义及其象征。其中本书最有特色的是第五章《引人入胜——中国园林审美》，从意境的角度解析了园林的审美方法及审美感受。并选取日本、西方（主要是欧洲）以及伊斯兰的园林与中国园林作了一番比较，在比较中再次彰显了中国园林的独特之处。

Chapter Ⅰ The Formation and Development of Chinese Gardens

 Section Ⅰ The Origins of Classical Chinese Gardens

 Section Ⅱ A Symbol of Imperial Power

 Section Ⅲ A Place to Indulge in a Passion for Landscape

 Section Ⅳ Gardens in the Golden Age of Imperial China

 Section Ⅴ Moving with the Times

 Section Ⅵ Moving Heaven and Earth

Chapter Ⅱ Categories of Chinese Gardens

 Section Ⅰ Imperial Gardens

 Section Ⅱ Private Gardens

 Section Ⅲ Comparison between Imperial Gardens and Private Gardens

Chapter Ⅲ The Four Major Elements of Chinese Garden Design

 Section Ⅰ Rockeries

 Section Ⅱ Water Features

 Section Ⅲ Architecture

 Section Ⅳ Flowers and Trees

Chapter Ⅳ　The Cultural Characteristics of Chinese Gardens

 Section Ⅰ Building a Model of Heaven and Earth

 Section Ⅱ The World in Microcosm

 Section Ⅲ A Part of the Whole

Chapter Ⅴ The Aesthetic Characteristics of Chinese Gardens

 Section Ⅰ The Implications of Chinese Garden Naming Conventions..

 Section Ⅱ Symbolism and Analogy

 Section Ⅲ The Artistic Conception behind Classical Chinese Gardens ..

 Section Ⅳ The Beauty of Dynamism

Chapter Ⅵ　Appreciating Northern China's Imperial Gardens

 Section Ⅰ The Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City

 Section Ⅱ Qianlong Garden, or the Garden of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity

 Section Ⅲ The Old Summer Palace

 Section Ⅳ The Summer Palace

 Section Ⅴ Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort

Chapter Ⅶ　Appreciating Southern China's Private Gardens

 Section Ⅰ Jichang Garden

 Section Ⅱ The Humble Administrator's Garden

 Section Ⅲ The Master of Nets Garden

 Section Ⅳ Ge Garden

Author's Note

A Brief Chronology of Chinese History