IntroductionBeijing Quadrangle Courtyards Imposing Dwellings and Spacious Courtyards Knock at the Door Leaves Floral-Pendant Gates A Place of Unique BeautyHuizhou Dwellings Hongcun: A Village of Rivers and Lakes Xidi: A Land of Peach Blossoms Patios and Horse-Head Walls Colleges and Memorial Archways Three Kinds of Carving and Gardens Business and Culture Supplement Each OtherShaoxing Riverside Dwellings Three Thousand Taimens Small Bridges and Flowing Streams "Stage for All Ages" Close to Water Ancient Heritages and Secluded PlacesMinxi Clay Buildings Hakkas' Homeland A Glimpse of Clay Building Tracing Back to the Source Intergrowth with the Human Affection and ReasonArchitectural Novelty in the Homeland of the Overseas Chinese Towering Watchtower Zigzag Arcade-houses Ancestral TemplesGanlan Wood House and Storm-Tossed Bridge A Tour to Wood-House Village Singing at the Chengyang Bridge Drum Tower and Lusheng Column Ganlan Wood Houses Fire PitAncient Lijiang Streets Ancient City A City Surrounded by Spring Water Three Terrace Houses with One Screen WallTibetan Watchtowers A Long History Colorful Forms of Tibetan Vernacular Dwellings A Land of Bon and Buddhism Homeland Developing with Heaven and Earth A Living Picture Full of GrandeurAppendix: Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties