深宅大院是中国优秀的传统建筑文化遗产和民居艺术珍品，对民居、民俗文化研究有重要的作用，对中国现代建筑也有很重要的借鉴意义。Sun Dazhang所著的《The Art of Traditional Chinese Folk Residences》精选我国保存完好的民居建筑艺术精品，展现传统大院的博大精深。尽显我国深宅大院卓越的个性与风采，官家府邸的威严与气势。

Preface

Part One Origin of Chinese Folk Houses

 Chapter Ⅰ Pre-historic Times

 Chapter Ⅱ Pre-Qin Times

 Chapter Ⅲ Western and Eastern Han Dynasties

 Chapter Ⅳ Sui and Tang Dynasties

 Chapter Ⅴ Song and Yuan Dynasties

 Chapter Ⅵ Ming and Qing Dynasties

Part Two A Survey of Chinese Folk Architecture

 Chapter Ⅰ Compound

Ⅰ.Enclosed Compound

Ⅱ."Sky-well" Style

Ⅲ.Three-hall Compounds

 Chapter Ⅱ Single-structure Houses,

Ⅰ.Stilt-houses

Ⅱ.Residential Blockhouses

Ⅲ.Log-cabin Houses

 Chapter Ⅲ Complexes for Collective Living

 Chapter Ⅳ Mobile Houses

 Chapter Ⅴ Featured Folk Residences

Index

Afterword