江南水乡，北起长江，南至金温，西自浙皖之交，东达东海之滨，这里山川秀丽，土地肥沃，物产丰富，人们聪颖、勤劳，真可谓物华天宝，人杰地灵。这里的建筑也与其人一样，可以用“灵秀”两字来形容。

丁俊清的这本《江南民居》以合院式为基本形制，大屋顶、木构架、榫卯结构、拾梁与穿斗结合，用文化拾穗的方式论述了江南民居的生成发展条件和文化内涵。

本书为《江南民居》(英文版)，由丁俊清所著。

《江南民居》(英文版)内容简介：

For the purpose of collecting data, the author visitedmany villages in the region south of the Yangtze to makeon-the-spot investigations of hundreds of ancient houseslocated in those villages. The conditions for the existenceand development of these ancient folk houses as well as theircultural connotations have been illustrated in this book. Thefundamental mode of these folk houses is atrium house withChinese curved roof, wooden structure conjugated withtenon and mortise as well as rivets. They present in threetypes: Patio House, Court House and Garden Residence. Theplane figure is presented as Hall Structure symmetricallybuilt along an axis. The external appearances of the housesare harmonious and austere looking, but the internal woodendecorations are refined and complicated.

These ancient folk houses not only function as theresident place, but also embody Chinese moral integrity.,ceremonial system, and agricultural features.

The dialectical relations between human beings, housesand nature have been illustrated in the book. The idea hasbeen presented that harmonious development of man, natureand the state is based on the harmonious relation betweenresidence houses, man, nature, community as well as thestate.

Chapter Ⅰ: The Country Grows from under the Roof of the House／1

1.The Slightly Bending Ridge of the House Likea Shoulder-pole／3

2.The Continuation of Mountains and the Regen-eration of Slopes——the Traditional Chinese Curved Roof／8

3.The Beauty of Unevenly Built Eaves of the Folk Houses／10

4.Square Model is the Institution for the Folk Houses／15

5.The Brief and Functional Tiles and Eaves Tile Omaments／18

6.The Country Grows from under the Koof／26

Chapter Ⅱ: The Walls South of the Yangtze——Beauty Lies in AppropriateMake-ups／29

1.The Walls Are Knitted out／31

2.Outer Walls and Facade／31

3.High Walls, Narrow Lanes and Small Drongs／34

4.Partition BoardWoodenWallandPlankWall／36

5.Horsehead Wall／42

6.Bodhisattva Dou／49

7.Courtyard Wall and Fence Wall／51

8.City Wall, the Great Wall and Other Walls／53

Chapter Ⅲ: The Entrance——the Gate of Folk Houses South of the Yangtze／55

1.The Gate as the Key Mark of the House／57

2.Defense——the Original Meaning of the Gate／58

3.The Gate of the Ordinary Family／58

4.The Gate of the Great Mansions／59

5.Gate Lanes and Gate Passages／68

6.Entrance Hall／73

7.The Gate as a Cultural Component／77

8.Other Kinds of Gates and Other Significance of the Gate in Chinese Traditional Culture／81

9.Gate Couplets——the Cultural Space of Folk Houses／84

Chapter Ⅳ: Courtyard and Patio forSacrifice to Heaven and Ancestors／87

1.The Unique Chinese Housing Form and System——Courtyard System／89

2.The Patio Pattern House／91

3.Courtyard House／96

4.Residence-Garden House／100

5.Various Kinds of Patios／107

6.The Function of Patios——for Worship of Heaven and Ancestors／117

Chapter Ⅴ: The Moral and Majestic Institution of Folk Houses／127

1.The Etiquette Attnute ofAncient Hotsing／129

2.Etiquette／130

3.Hierarchical System of the Size of House／131

4.The Immaterial Etiquettes of the Plane Layouts／135

Chapter Ⅵ : The Space Frame and Pattern of Folk Houses——theLand-attached Character and Agriculture-centered Feature／139

1.The Life Style Determining the Residing Pat-tern／141

2.The Land-attached Character of Residential Housing in China／141

3.Agriculture Paradigm and Agriculture-centered Feature／144

4.The Triple-Piece Space Patterrr Gate-Courtyard-House／147

5.Courtyard——the Result of the Agricultural Paradigm／151

Chapter Ⅶ: Instructive Functions of Folk Homes／155

1.The Chinese Housing Culture Is Characterized by the Strongest Sense of Social Respomibility／157

2.Folk Houses as a Textbook／158

3.Garden Houses Southofthe Yangtze-Combination Outgrowth of Habitation with Literature／168

Chapter Ⅷ : Environmental Awareness and Universality of Folk Houses／ 181

1.Basic Features of the Terrain and

Landform South of the Yangtze／183

2.Environmental Awareness and Eco-Aesthetics in Village Location Choice and Architectural Layout／183

3.Environmental Awareness and Eco-Aesthetics of Architectural Mould／188

4.Environmental Awareness and Humanity in Architectural Creation／192

5.Fengshui for Existence／193

6.The Residents' Affinity to Water in Regions of Rivers and Lakes／197

7.Small Streets River Lanes and River Wharfs／203

Chapter Ⅸ : Stonework and Carpen-try of Folk Houses／209

1.Drawing on Local Resources: the Vitality of Architecture／211

2.Turning Stone into Jade: Brick Carvings／213

3.Piling Earth into Gold: Mud Walls of Houses／217

4.The Integration of Water and Stone: Stone Works／220

5.The Tale-telling Woods——Wocxtcarvings／222

6.The Large-sized and Small-sized Carpentry and Furniture／228

7.Furniture in the Folk Houses——Like the Third Layer of the Skin of a Person／240

Chapter Ⅹ : Stucco-covered Walls and Dark Blue.Tiles——The Natural Beauty of Folk Houses／245

1.Stucco-covered Walls and Dark Blue Tiles／247

2.Black Railings and Red Columns Tell the Solemn-ness and Tranquility of Large Mansions／254

Index／258

Postscript／262