This book is a popular reading on Chinese traditional wooden architecture. It’s not only about Chinese traditional wooden architecture, but also about traditional Chinese art and culture. The author begins with “home” which combines Chinese life within nature. Chapters about logging, writing, high platform, standard, structure, bracket system, quadrangle dwellings, geomancy, gardening, decoration and so on. There are no textbook-style stereotypes, but only interesting, even poetic and meaningful language, presenting Chinese architecture culture with some analysis and comparison between architecture and poetry as well as cultures of China and foreign countries.