中国传统建筑文化：英文

　　This book mainly introduces the contents of ten chapters. The first chapter is the structure of Chinese traditional architecture， mainly introducing the large roof， bucket arch， etc; The second chapter is quadrangles and the Forbidden City， which mainly introduces the planning and layout of the Forbidden City; The third chapter is sacrifice and altar temple， which mainly introduces the temple of heaven and ancestor sacrifice in Beijing; Chapter IV mausoleums， mainly Qin and Han tombs， Tang and song tombs， Ming Tombs， etc; The fifth chapter is Buddhist architecture， which mainly introduces Buddhist temples and temples， Tibetan Buddhism and Southern Buddhism architecture; The sixth chapter is the pagoda， which mainly introduces the colorful and polymorphic pagodas; The seventh chapter is the Royal Garden， including the classification， characteristics and practice of the main gardens; The eighth chapter mainly introduces private gardens in Beijing and Jiangnan; The ninth chapter is residence， which mainly introduces caves， stilted buildings， dry fence houses， etc; Chapter 10 sketch architecture mainly introduces archway， lion and shadow wall.

　　楼庆西 教授，1930年出生，1952年毕业于清华大学建筑系，留校任教，长期从事中国古代建筑历史理论的教学工作。主要著作有《中国建筑艺术全集 ？？建筑装修与装饰》《乡土建筑装饰艺术》《中国古建筑砖石艺术》《雕梁画栋》《户牖之美》《千门万户》《雕塑之艺》《中国古建筑二十讲》《中国小品建筑十讲》等。

Chapter 1 Structure of Chinese Traditional Architecture
■ Timber-frame Structure in Chinese Architecture 5
■ Big Roof 9
■ Bracket Sets (dougong ) 16
■ Timber-frame Structure, Merits and Demerits 20
Chapter 2 Quadrangles and Forbidden City
■ Regular Quadrangles and the City 29
■ Planning and Layout of Forbidden City 35
■ Architectures in Forbidden City 41
■ Decorations of Architectures in Forbidden City 51
■ Construction of Forbidden City 60
Chapter 3 Sacrifi cial Off ering and Altars and Temples
■ Birth of Altars and Temples for Sacrifi cial Off ering 65
■ Temple of Heaven, Beijing 66
■ Altar of the Land and Grain, Beijing 72
■ Mountain Worshipping 74
■ Ancestor Worshipping 77
■ Ancestral Hall of the People 80
Chapter 4 Tombs
■ Qin and Han Tombs 95
■ Tang and Song Tombs 100
■ Thirteen Tombs of Ming
Dynasty 104
■ Eastern and Western Tombs of Qing
Dynasty 112
Chapter 5 Buddhist Architectures
■ Grottoes 121
■ Buddhist Temples and Halls 127
■ Buddhist Mountains 134
■ Buddhist Architectures of Tibetan Buddhism and Southern Buddhism 140
Chapter 6 Buddhist Pagodas
■ Chinese Pagodas 151
■ Different Types of Pagodas 157
■ Pagoda as Land Mark 171
■ Extension of Buddhist Pagodas 177
Chapter 7 Imperial Gardens
■ Classification of Gardens and Their Special Features 181
■ Imperial Gardens of Qing Dynasty 190
■ Examples of Imperial Gardens 196
■ Famous Gardens Looted 214
Chapter 8 Private Gardens
■ Private Gardens, Beijing 219
■ Private Gardens, Jiangnan Area 225
■ Theory and Technology of Chinese Ancient Garden Building 232
■ Artistic Conception of Chinese Gardens 257
Chapter 9 Residences
■ Quadrangular Residences 263
■ Caves 277
■ Houses on Stilts 281
■ Ganlan Houses 285
■ Yurts 288
■ Stone Pillbox Residences 290
Chapter 10 Petty Architectures
■ Archways 297
■ Lions 307
■ Screen Walls 317
Postscript 328