窑洞属于中国居住文化四大类型之一的地穴式建筑，是黄土高原历史文化的重要载体，承载着浓郁的乡土文化、丰富的生活哲理和人居文化思想。王文权、王会青著的《高原民居(陕北窑洞文化考察)》介绍陕北窑洞民居的自然环境与形成、历史与现状。展示窑洞民居的美学特征和民俗风情，梳理陕北典型窑洞聚落的结构、规模、风格等，为研究、保护、传承窑洞建筑和窑洞文化。积累了丰富的第一手资料。
本书挖掘陕西文化和自然生态资源的丰富内涵，以“人文山水，大美陕西”为主题，全面展示陕西历史人文、科研教育、品牌风采、城市魅力、山水情怀等。上篇介绍陕西独特的地理环境、山脉河流、自然资源等；下篇从生态、文化及发展等方面介绍了陕西当今的风貌，使读者从中感受现代气息浓郁、经济腾飞、人才辈出的新陕西。
Shaanxi is one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. So places of historical interest can be found almost all around the province. The name Shaanxi came into being in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Then during the Spring and Autumn Period Shaanxi was under the control of the Kingdom of Qin, so it is now also called “Shaan” or “Qin” for short. Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi, ranks first on the list of China’s seven largest ancient capitals. From 11th century B.C. , Xi’an or its vicinity has been established as the capital city by 13 kingdoms or feudal dynasties successively, including the Western Zhou, the Qin, the Han, the Sui and the Tang. It serves as an ancient capital city beyond comparison with regard to the number of dynasties and span of time. In this volume “history of Shaanxi” begins with fossil of Lantian Man in the Prehistoric Age until the Qing Dynasty. The events and figures in history are introduced on the basis of a variety of cultural resources including lots of historical si
本书是《华夏地理》“国宝中国”系列专题之一。《华夏地理》“国宝中国”系列专题，通过对一些列文物实体的寻访、追述，用图文结合的方式，每个专题集中于一个省，介绍可以传承的中国文化精华。让读者了解、认识一个具体的、实在的、有深厚文化底蕴的中国。本专辑聚焦山西。20世纪30年代，中国建筑史学的奠基人梁思成先生和夫人林徽因曾经四次去山西进行古建筑调查，为后人留下大量宝贵的建筑实测和影像资料。今天，重走梁、林当年的考察之路，去追寻那些古老建筑的前世今生，为历史增加一页新的记录。晋东南的是山西古建筑集中之处，也是山西*魅力之处。考察晋东南不仅仅是去发现古建筑的魅力，更是发现艺术的震撼、信仰的流传以及我们祖先悠久灿烂的文明和历史。
