本书是一本展示中国传统建筑门艺术风采的图集，以精美且有专业针对性的图片为基础，辅之以精练的文字。全书图文并茂，资料丰富，信息量大。 本书通过相关背景资料，说明中国传统建筑门的演变发展历程；从结构、功能和建筑属性等方面人手，介绍其丰富类型；从材料、工艺入手，说明其技术特征；从细部装饰入手，展示其艺术风貌；从环境功能入手，揭示其深厚的人文内涵。 本书针对热爱中国传统文化的广大中外读者，针对从事建筑设计、造型艺术设计和相关教学工作的专业人士。

本书是一本展示中国传统建筑屋顶艺术风采的图集，以精美且有专业针对性的图片为基础，辅之以精练的文字。全书图文并茂，资料丰富，信息量大。 本书通过相关背景资料，说明中国传统建筑屋顶的演变发展历程；从建筑环境入手，介绍其地域风格；从材料、结构入手，介绍其丰富类型；从屋脊、屋檐、屋角和山尖等细部装饰入手，展示其艺术风貌；从功能属性入手，揭示其深厚的人文内涵。 本书针对热爱中国传统文化的广大中外读者，针对从事建筑设计、造型艺术设计和相关教学工作的专业人士。

中国传统文化源远流长，博大精深，凝结着炎黄子孙改造世界的辉煌业绩，包含着华夏先哲的无穷智慧，是先民留给后人的一份极其丰赡、弥足珍贵的宝藏，对于中华民族来说，汲来中国传统文化这渠活水，它可以为的社会主义现代化建设提供精神动力、智力支持和文化保证。对于我们每个人来说，学习和吸收中华传统文化，“它能给勇敢者以智慧，也能给勤奋以收获”；“它能给懦弱者以坚强，也能给善良者以欢乐”……

This book is composed mainly by two parts.The first part, chapter one to chapter eight, makesa brief introduction to different type of traditionalChinese architecture such as city, residence, pal-ace, Buddhism temple, garden and bridge; Thesecond part, chapter nine to chapter sixteen, ex-plains how traditional Chinese craftsmen work. By reading the first part, you can catch aglimpse of those great cities, splendid palaces,variety residence, solemn temples and elegantgardens. The second part mainly concerns somespecific construction craft. The traditional Chi-nese construction craft includes wood work,brick work, clay work, color-painting worketc. Each of them has unique skill and experi-ence which has been transferred from ancient topresent through mentorship. Because of specif-ic ancient Chinese society, most of those skilland experience could not be recorded on booksso the mentorship is the only way to keep them.Although this book describes some of those skilland experience, it can not reach even a t