《中国民居》本书以生活在传统民居中的人的生活习俗、行为特征与空间模式的互动来选择较有代表性、覆盖面较广的若干聚落予以介绍。书中记述了各类传统民居的成因、建筑特色以及流传价值等内容。（China has a vast territory and an extremely long history with the natural and cultural environment differing fromregion to region. Therefore the diversification of Chinese vernacular dwelling is rarely seen in the architectural history of the world. This book has chosen some settlements which are representative and widely spread to introduce basing on the interaction of the living customs, action characteristics and the space mode of people who inhabit the traditional vernacular dwellings. This book has described the origin, architectural characteristics and the passing-down value of the Chinese traditional vernacular dwellings in a popular way but with the professional accuracy. This book is dotted with related historical legends and folklores. Thus, a vivid scroll of Chinese vernacular dwelling was clearly drawn.）