The book is one of Chinese Folklore Culture Series, which systematically
introduces fourteen kinds of Chinese representative vernacular dwelling,
such as the cave dwellings of Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi,
Siheyuans on Yan-Zhao Plain, Huizhou's civil buildings which can make
rainwater quad flow to the courtyard, the Korean Nationality dwelling
with huge heated brick bed, and so on. These vernacular dwellings have
typical geographical features and distinctive strong ethnic
characteristics. The book shows the long history and development process
of Chinese vernacular dwelling culture.