Preface

Ancient Cities

Capital Cities

Provincial Cities

Military Defense

The Supreme Imperial Power

Imperial Palaces

Temples and Altars

Imperial Mausoleums

The Palaces of Gods

Confucian Architecture

Buddhist Architecture

Taoist Architecture

Islamic Architecture

Christian Architecture

Appreciation of Chinese Gardens

Imperial Gardens

Private Gardens

Vernacular Dwellings

Beijing Siheyuan Building（Courtyard Houses）

Northwestern Cave Dwelling

Huizhou Dwellings

Upland Dwellings in Sichuan-Chongqing Region

Earthen Houses of Fujian

The Mongolian Yurt

Xinjiang's Aywang

Tibetan Stone Houses

The Bamboo Houses of Dai Ethnic Group in Yunnan

When East Met West

Western Influences on Chinese Architecture

The New National Formalism Architecture

Towards a New Architecture

Appendix：Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties