<![CDATA[This paper lists the architectural characteristics of Chinese Mainland Architecture in terms of architectural heritage conservation. Chinese residing in various countries can strongly maintain their culture, showing a distinctive architectural identity. The concept experienced adaptation to various natural and cultural contexts of countries outside their home country, the four-seasons country, Mainland China. The current situation of fast-growing construction, developments, and alteration of cultures and nature is both an opportunity and a threat to old Chinese housing. This paper aims to identify and understand architectural characteristics enabling physical conservation holistically. Research methods are in stages, the first stage being a literature review on typology and principles of Chinese architecture; the second stage is to structure and analyze the characteristic architectural findings; and the third stage is to draw conclusions from the process of interpretation, answering the research questions. A holistic literature review is needed to understand and categorize each housing based on its architectural characteristics.]]>
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