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Chapter Ⅰ: The Country Grows from under the Roof of the House /11.The Slightly Bending Ridge of the House Likea Shoulder-pole /32.The Continuation of Mountains and the Regen-eration of Slopes——the Traditional Chinese Curved Roof/83.The Beauty of Unevenly Built Eaves of the Folk Houses /104.Square Model is the Institution for the Folk Houses /155.The Brief and Functional Tiles and Eaves Tile Omaments /186.The Country Grows from under the Koof/26Chapter Ⅱ: The Walls South of the Yangtze——Beauty Lies in AppropriateMake-ups /291.The Walls Are Knitted out /312.Outer Walls and Facade /313.High Walls, Narrow Lanes and Small Drongs /344.Partition BoardWoodenWallandPlankWall /365.Horsehead Wall /426.Bodhisattva Dou /497.Courtyard Wall and Fence Wall /518.City Wall, the Great Wall and Other Walls /53Chapter Ⅲ: The Entrance——the Gate of Folk Houses South of the Yangtze/551.The Gate as the Key Mark of the House /572.Defense——the Original Meaning of the Gate /583.The Gate of the Ordinary Family /584.The Gate of the Great Mansions /595.Gate Lanes and Gate Passages /686.Entrance Hall /737.The Gate as a Cultural Component /778.Other Kinds of Gates and Other Significance of the Gate in Chinese Traditional Culture /819.Gate Couplets——the Cultural Space of Folk Houses /84Chapter Ⅳ: Courtyard and Patio forSacrifice to Heaven and Ancestors/871.The Unique Chinese Housing Form and System——Courtyard System /892.The Patio Pattern House /913.Courtyard House /964.Residence-Garden House /1005.Various Kinds of Patios /1076.The Function of Patios——for Worship of Heaven and Ancestors /117Chapter Ⅴ: The Moral and Majestic Institution of Folk Houses/1271.The Etiquette Attnute ofAncient Hotsing/1292.Etiquette /1303.Hierarchical System of the Size of House /1314.The Immaterial Etiquettes of the Plane Layouts /135Chapter Ⅵ : The Space Frame and Pattern of Folk Houses——theLand-attached Character and Agriculture-centered Feature /1391.The Life Style Determining the Residing Pat-tern /1412.The Land-attached Character of Residential Housing in China /1413.Agriculture Paradigm and Agriculture-centered Feature /1444.The Triple-Piece Space Patterrr Gate-Courtyard-House /1475.Courtyard——the Result of the Agricultural Paradigm /151Chapter Ⅶ: Instructive Functions of Folk Homes/1551.The Chinese Housing Culture Is Characterized by the Strongest Sense of Social Respomibility/1572.Folk Houses as a Textbook /1583.Garden Houses Southofthe Yangtze-Combination Outgrowth of Habitation with Literature /168Chapter Ⅷ : Environmental Awareness and Universality of Folk Houses / 1811.Basic Features of the Terrain andLandform South of the Yangtze /1832.Environmental Awareness and Eco-Aesthetics in Village Location Choice and Architectural Layout /1833.Environmental Awareness and Eco-Aesthetics of Architectural Mould /1884.Environmental Awareness and Humanity in Architectural Creation /1925.Fengshui for Existence /1936.The Residents' Affinity to Water in Regions of Rivers and Lakes /1977.Small Streets River Lanes and River Wharfs /203Chapter Ⅸ : Stonework and Carpen-try of Folk Houses /2091.Drawing on Local Resources: the Vitality of Architecture /2112.Turning Stone into Jade: Brick Carvings /2133.Piling Earth into Gold: Mud Walls of Houses /2174.The Integration of Water and Stone: Stone Works /2205.The Tale-telling Woods——Wocxtcarvings /2226.The Large-sized and Small-sized Carpentry and Furniture /2287.Furniture in the Folk Houses——Like the Third Layer of the Skin of a Person /240Chapter Ⅹ : Stucco-covered Walls and Dark Blue.Tiles——The Natural Beauty of Folk Houses/2451.Stucco-covered Walls and Dark Blue Tiles /2472.Black Railings and Red Columns Tell the Solemn-ness and Tranquility of Large Mansions /254Index /258Postscript /262