Investigation and Suggestion on the Building Environment of Traditional Courtyard House in Ancient City of Pingyao

Abstract

The ancient city of Pingyao is the world cultural heritage, it has a complete preservation of the wall, the Yamen, the temple as well as numerous traditional commercial shops and the dwelling house, it is the Chinese historical economic and cultural development real testimony. With the development of society, there are great changes in family structure and life style, and people's demand is more and more abundant. People living in traditional courtyard house need to improve their living facilities and building environment and improve their living comfort continuously. We need more exploration and research on how to preserve the authenticity and integrality of the heritage value, improve the living environment, improve the quality of life of the residents, and let the residents actively participate in the protection of the heritage and enjoy the achievements of the heritage protection through the restoration of the traditional courtyard house in the ancient city of Pingyao.