This book selects over 30 ancient buildings (groups) of high cultural and aesthetic value from the well-preserved Shanxi merchant courtyards and temples, such as the Qiao Family Compound, Huangcheng Xiangfu, Pingyao Ancient City, Wutai Mountain Temple Complex, Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Hanging Temple, and Yungang Grottoes. Using concise and straightforward text, supplemented by exquisite pictures and hand-drawn illustrations analyzing the architectural structure, it clearly elucidates the artistic features, architectural styles, and structures of these buildings, as well as the cultural connotations they carry and the related historical stories, making it of profound significance.
本书从山西保存完好的晋商大院、寺庙中，遴选出文物价值高、欣赏价值高的30余所古建筑(群)，如乔家大院、皇城相府、平遥古城、五台山寺庙群、应县木塔、悬空寺、云冈石窟等，用简洁平实的文字辅以精美的图片和建筑结构剖析手绘图，清晰地阐明了这些建筑的艺术特征、建筑风格、建筑结构，以及它们所承载的文化内涵，与之相关的历史故事等，意义深远。
本书从山西保存完好的晋商大院、寺庙中，遴选出文物价值高、欣赏价值高的30余所古建筑(群)，如乔家大院、皇城相府、平遥古城、五台山寺庙群、应县木塔、悬空寺、云冈石窟等，用简洁平实的文字辅以精美的图片和建筑结构剖析手绘图，清晰地阐明了这些建筑的艺术特征、建筑风格、建筑结构，以及它们所承载的文化内涵，与之相关的历史故事等，意义深远。
