Preface 1
Ancient Cities 7
Capital Cities 11
Provincial Cities 21
Military Defense 27
The Supreme Imperial Power 33
Imperial Palaces 35
Temples and Altars 46
Imperial Mausoleums 53
The Palaces of Gods 65
Confucian Architecture 67
Buddhist Architecture 76
Taoist Architecture 90
Islamic Architecture 95
Christian Architecture 104
Appreciation of Chinese Gardens 111
Imperial Gardens 113
Private Gardens 122
Vernacular Dwellings 129
Beijing Siheyuan Building（Courtyard Houses） 131
Northwestern Cave Dwelling 134
Huizhou Dwellings 136
Upland Dwellings in Sichuan-Chongqing Region 139
Earthen Houses of Fujian 140
The Mongolian Yurt 145
Xinjiang's Aywang 146
Tibetan Stone Houses 148
The Bamboo Houses of Dai Ethnic Group in Yunnan 149
When East Met West 151
Western Influences on Chinese Architecture 152
The New National Formalism Architecture 165
Towards a New Architecture 168
Appendix：Chronological Table of the Chinese Dynasties 180