本书从扬州传统历史文化及本质精神内涵的视角切入，深入研究扬州明清时期遗留至今的传统住宅及私家园林，以建筑布局、建筑形象、山石水体、家具、楹联等为主要内容，全面探析扬州传统居住空间的艺术形象特色及其所承载的精神内涵。（This book delves the Ming and Qing dynasties legacy of the traditional residential and private gardens in Yangzhou from the perspective of Yangzhou’s traditional historical culture and essential spiritual connotation. It mainly covers the architectural layout and image, rock and water, furniture, couplet and so on, comprehensively analyzing the artistic image characteristics and the spiritual connotation of traditional Yangzhou living space.）