Table of contents : CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. YUAN ARCHITECTURE CHAPTER 2. REGIONAL TRADITIONS CHAPTER 3. TIMBER-FRAMED ARCHITECTURE OF THE UPPER YANGZI CHAPTER 4. TIMBER-FRAMED ARCHITECTURE OF THE LOWER YANGZI CHAPTER 5. NON-TIMBER-FRAMED ARCHITECTURE CONCLUSION APPENDIX: Glossary of Chinese Architectural Terms NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR