The Ecological Believes behind Southern China Housing: A Linguistic Approach
从民谚春江南''民宅''的生态信仰

This paper inquires into the environmental ideology of the Chinese eastem housing tradition. It has five parts: choice of the building, locations, diections, enclosure for protection and plants in the gardens. Each of them is provided with a typical proverb to explaine the believes and environmental consciousness contained there-in.