Abstract: Focusing on borrowed scenery of Jichang Garden, and based on the analysis of the mountainous environment outside the garden, this paper reveals the spatial structure of borrowed scenery, and the relations between borrowed scenery and the topography of gardening environment. It shows the combination of the panoramic view of mountains in front direction and the view in depth of field composed by the water system in lateral direction. It exemplifies the implicit model of borrowed scenery and its relevant layout, by the analysis on the layout of Chinese and Japanese cases like Zhuozheng Garden and Raiku-ji Temple Garden. At the same time, it studies changes on borrowed scenery of Jichang Garden recorded by historical literature, and clarifies the influence of the garden layout on the changes of borrowed scenery