本研究是就傳統庭園的設計手法、空間組成等因素將庭園劃分成不同景觀空間，在現地進行遊客對傳統庭園的景觀偏好與情緒體驗之研究。經驗證現地評估結果顯示，遊客對有水景、融合動靜觀體驗的景觀空間其偏好程度較高。且遊客的景觀偏好在年齡、性別及教育程度三個變項上有顯著的差異存在。 遊客對傳統庭園的情緒體驗可以”愉悅的—悠閒的”、”恬靜的—平和的”、”鬱悶的—寂寥的”、”驚恐的—不安的”四類基本情緒體驗因素來說明之。在四類情緒體驗因素中遊客是對愉悅的—悠閒的感受最為強烈，鬱悶的—寂寥的最為微弱。且遊客對傳統庭園的情緒體驗是具有一致性，並不受其個人特性影響而有差異性存在。其中，”愉悅的—悠閒的”及”恬靜的—平和的”二項因素與景觀偏好具有高度正相關，其餘二者則與景觀偏好的相關程度則不顯著。經迴歸分析結果顯示”愉悅的—悠閒的”及”恬靜的—平和的”二項因素與遊客的景觀偏好是呈正相關的。

The Traditional Garden was divided into different scenic areas according to such factors as design techniques and component elements. Visitors tended to prefer scenes involving water, or scenes that fused movement and static elements. The results of on-site assessments regarding the emotional experience of visitors to the Traditional gardens can be described by the following four basic categories: “Pleasant-Leisurely”, “Tranquil-Peaceful”, “Melancholy-Lonely”, and “Alarm-Apprehension”. The feeling of “Pleasant-Leisurely” was the strongest emotional reaction, “Melancholy-Lonely” was the least substantial emotional experience. Of the four basic emotional categories, “Pleasant-Leisurely” and “Tranquil-Peaceful” had a highly positive relationship to visitor scenic preference. There was no significant relationship between “Melancholy-Lonely” and “Alarm-Apprehension” categories to scenic preference. Result of the regression analysis using scenic preference as a dependent variable and the four basic emotional experience categories as independent variables indicate that the two former categories contribute positively to scenic preference.