Shan Deqi is a graduate of the Civil Engineering and Architecture Department of Tsinghua University. Formerly Director of the architectural design section of the Architecture Department of Tsinghua University, he is currently Professor in the School of Architecture. He has published a number of monographs on the subject of traditional Chinese vernacular dwellings.
Introduction
1. Beijing quadrangle courtyards
2. Huizhou dwellings
3. Shaoxing riverside dwellings
4. Minxi clay buildings
5. Architectural novelty in the homeland of the overseas Chinese
6. Ganlan wooden houses and storm-tossed bridge
7. Ancient Lijiang streets
8. Tibetan watchtowers
Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.
