An English-language scholarly account of the most erudite studies on Chinese architectural history, covering art and architecture, Buddhist cave sculpture, the Chinese oldest wooden structure, early pagodas, etc. Selects eight English articles on Chinese Architectures by the Chinese architect Liang Sicheng, along with about 100 valuable architectural drawings and photographs.
著名建筑学家梁思成先生英文文集汇编，收选其八篇文章及考察报告，配有中文译文与近百幅珍贵的建筑手绘图稿和照片；对中国古代建筑历史和理论最有分量的研究：读者不仅可以从宏观上了解中国古代建筑的技术与艺术、历史的演变以及中国建筑中所蕴含的绘画和雕塑艺术，而且可以从生动的个案描述、珍贵的手绘图片和建筑照片中，更加深入地了解中国的五座古塔、中国最古老的木构建筑、中国石窟佛像等中国建筑。