“人文中国书系”共30个分册，书系旨在通过介绍中国传统文化中一些有代表性的领域或专题，展现中国文化的总体面貌。书系的作者均为相关领域的专家学者，他们广博的历史文化知识以及深入浅出的叙述方法，使读者可以通过轻松愉悦的阅读，领略丰富多彩、博大精深的中国文化。该系列丛书设计精美，内容丰富，出版以来受到国外读者欢迎，版权输出到多个国家，并被收入“剑桥文库”。 有人说，了解一个国家可先从了解它的建筑开始，因为建筑是人类生活史的浓缩，建筑是活着的记忆，建筑是通俗易懂的语言。中国传统建筑与欧洲建筑、伊斯兰建筑并列为世界三大建筑体系，其一屋、一楼、一殿、一庙、一桥、一塔……无不有着文化、历史、政治、宗教、社会的影响。本书以讲故事的方式，介绍中国不同建筑形态背后的文化内涵。 Someone says that to understand a country, one may begins from its architecture, since architecture is a concentration of history of human life, a living memory, and a language that is easy to understand. Traditional Chinese architecture, along with European architecture and Islamic architecture, are called three architectural systems of the world. Each one, no matter a room, a tower, a hall, a temple, a bridge, or a pagoda, reflects the influence of Chinese culture, history, politics, religion, and society. This book, in the form o...