Shanxi Houses Geography Of The Ming And Qing

China is a country with a long architectural history,andvernacular is the essence of architecture art. A large assortment of differenttypes of vernacular housing has appeared in China. The vernacular of Shanxihas its original charm. The paper will provide a comprehensive of picture ofterritorial traits and distribution of vernacular of Shanxi during the Ming-QingTimes.There are five parts in this paper.The first part generalizes different types of traditional vernacular ofShanxi. That is he yuan, cave dwelling, yao yuan, slabstone house, single-storeyhouse and mud house; then the paper analyzes the characteristics of site-selection of the traditional vernacular of Shanxi.The second part proposes the characteristics of plane and spatialarrangement. The changing is rich and colourful.The third part demonstrates the characteristics of decoration of thevernacular of Shanxi during the Ming-Qing Times.The fourth part discusses the architectural custom of the traditionalvernacular of Shanxi. The architecting of vernacular has several measures.The fifth part makes an inquiry into the synthetical divisions of thetraditional vernacular of Shanxi. As regions vary in geographic conditions, inclimate and other natural features, in cultural tradition and social customs,vernacular have its territorial traits in different regions of Shanxi.In summary the traditional vernacular of Shanxi can be divided intoseveral divisions. The divisions as followed, he yuan division in the north ofShanxi, cave dwelling division in the west, cave dwelling-yao yuan division inthe middle part, lou yuan-slabstone house division in the southeast, he yuan-cave dwelling in the south.