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- China's Rural Architecture, Photographs by Olivier Laude and brief texts by Ronald G. Knapp. Up to ten photographs per province.
- About.com: Chinese Architecture, With links and articles about Chinese architecture in English and Chinese.
- Chinavista: Chinese Pavilions, Illustrated introduction based on material supplied by Du Feibao.
- Chinavista: Siheyuan, Illustrated introduction to the quadrangle form, based on material supplied by Du Feibao.
- Scenery of China, Virtual tour with expandable photographs and brief history taken from Beijing: Glimpses of History.' Includes the Forbidden City, Great Wall and Imperial Gardens. Part of Art of China by Remy Rong Guo.
- China Travel: Architecture of China, An illustrated introduction to the terminology, plan-form and motifs of ancient Chinese architecture.
- Yin Yu Tang, A Chinese Home, Interactive tour of a house that belonged to a merchant from the late Qing dynasty, and was originally located in southeastern China. From the Peabody Essex Museum. [Requires Flash].
- Chinese Earth Sheltered Dwellings, Paul Long provides an illustrated overview of this type of vernacular architecture, with bibliography and links.
- Clan Homes in Fujian, Jens Aaberg-Jorgensen's illustrated article on these remarkable traditional dwellings in China, originally published in Danish in Arkitekten no. 28, November 2000, translated and updated in the online edition.
- Chinese Civilization: Homes, Washington University presents an illustrated introduction to Chinese architecture from the Ming dynasty onwards. Includes construction methods, materials, layout, orientation and interiors.
- Sustainable Urban Housing in China, A study by the MIT Building Technology Group exploring the design, technology and implementation of environmentally responsive urban housing in China.
- Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center, CHP is a non-governmental, non-profit organization, which undertakes a range of training activities, organizes grassroots projects, and provides consultation services to government units and local communities in heritage protection law and in strategies for conserving heritage.
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