Foreword; Prelude; Contents; About Tan Sri Frank Tsao; Abstract; Architecture Technology ; 1 Lecture 1 Overview of Architectural Development in℗ Ancient China; 1.1 Overview of the Development of Ancient Chinese Architecture; 1.2 The Basic Features of Ancient Chinese Architecture; 1.3 China's Ancient Architecture, Planning, and Design Methods; 1.3.1 The Design of Single Buildings; 1.3.2 Arrangement of Large Construction Groups; 1.3.3 Urban Planning; 1.4 Social Conditions for the Development of Ancient Chinese Architecture; 2 Lecture 2 Capital Palaces in Ancient China

2.1 The Capital City and Imperial Palace of Zhou Dynasty2.2 The Capital Cities and Imperial Palaces of the Warring States Period; 2.2.1 Linzi, the Capital City of Qi; 2.2.2 Yan Xiadu (Secondary Capital of Yan) and Wuyang Terrace; 2.2.3 Handan City and Longtai (Dragon Terrace) of Zhao Dynasty; 2.3 The Capital City and Imperial Palace of the Qin Dynasty; 2.3.1 Xianyang, the Capital of Qin Dynasty; 2.3.2 Epang Palace of Qin Dynasty; 2.3.3 Palace on the Northern Bank of Weishui River in Xianyang; 2.4 Chang'an City and Weiyang Palace in the Western Dynasty; 2.4.1 Chang'an City

2.4.2 Weiyang Palace2.5 Capital Cities and Imperial Palaces of the Wei, Jin, Southern, and Northern Dynasties; 2.5.1 City of Ye in Cao's Wei Dynasty; 2.5.2 The Imperial Palace in the City of Ye in Cao's Wei Dynasty; 2.6 Imperial City and Imperial Palace of the Sui and Tang Dynasties; 2.6.1 Daxing-Chang'an City and Imperial Palaces in the Sui and Tang Dynasties; 2.6.2 Dongjing-Luoyang and Imperial Palace in the Sui and Tang Dynasties; 2.7 Capital City and Imperial Palace of the Northern Song Dynasty; 2.7.1 Bianliang, the Capital City of the Northern Song Dynasty

2.7.2 Imperial Palace in Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty2.8 The Capital City and Imperial Palace of the Yuan Dynasty; 2.8.1 Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty; 2.8.2 Imperial Residence in Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty; 2.9 The City of Beijing and Imperial Palaces in the Ming and Qing Dynasties; 2.9.1 The City of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty; 2.9.2 Palaces in the Forbidden City in Beijing; 2.9.3 Palaces in Beijing in the Qing Dynasty; 3 Lecture 3 Defensive Structure in Ancient China-the Great Wall; 3.1 The Great Wall of the Qin and Han Dynasties; 3.1.1 The Eastern Section of the Great Wall

3.1.2 The Middle Section of the Great Wall3.1.3 The Western Section of the Great Wall; 3.2 Wall Built in the Northern Wei Dynasty; 3.3 The Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty; 3.3.1 The Great Wall at Badaling in Beijing; 3.3.2 The Great Wall at Jinshanling in Luanping County, Hebei Province; 3.3.3 Watch Towers on Xiaoshikou Great Wall in Yingxian County, Shanxi Province; 3.3.4 Smoke Pier in Pianguan, Shanxi; 4 Lecture 4 Ceremonial Buildings in Ancient China; 4.1 Biyong, the Imperial College, of the Western Han Dynasty; 4.2 Zhongyue Temple of the Northern Song Dynasty