Foreword
Introducton
Chapter 1.Architectural Technology in Primitive Society
1.The orighin of architectural technology in primitive society(before 2100B.C.)
2.Nest dwellings and lodgings on piles
3.Development of cave buildings in the Loess zone-origin of wood-earth constructions
4.Arrangements in construction of middle and later periods of the matriarchal society
5.Architectural planning of matrilineal communes
6.The transformation of the clan commune-the architectural planning and achievements of the patriarchal clan
Chapter 2.Architectural Technolgoy of Slave Society
1.A brief survey of the development of architectural technology in this period
2.Development of the technique of building a rammed-earth wall
3.The construction of wood and earth structures
4.Construction tools and building materials
Chapter 3.A General Survey of the Development of Architec-tural Technology in Feudal Society
Chapter 4.Techniques of Earth Construction
1.A general survey
2.Earth-ramming technique
3.Adobe construction-its origin and development
4.Earthowrk of cave dwellings
5.Earthowork techniqures of domestic houses
Chapter 5.Building Technology of Wood Construction
1.A general survey
2.Building technology of wood construction-from the Warring States period to the Western Han Dynasty
3.Wood construuction-from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties
4.Wood constructions of the Sui,the Tang and the Five Dynasties
5.Wood constructions of the Liao Dynasty
6.Wood constructions of the Song Dynasty
7.Wood constructions of the Jin Dynasty
8.Wood constructions of the Yuan Dynasty
9.Wood constructions of the Ming and Qing Dynasty
10.Architectural wooden fittings
11.Foundation of the wooden construction
12.Techniques of bamboo construction
Chapter 6.Techniques of Masonry Construction
Chapter 7.Techniques of Stone Construction
Chapter 8.The Art of Architectural Decoration
Chapter 9.Techniques of Constructional Protection
Chapter 10.Building Technology of Minority Nationalities
Chapter 11.City Planning and Construction
Chapter 12.Garden Technique-Design and Construction
Chapter 13.Architectural Design and Construction
Appendix 1.Chronicle of major events in connection with the building technolgoy of ancient China
Appendix 2.Map of the People's Republic of China