“欲知大道,必先为史”。历史是最好的教科书,也是最好的“清醒剂”。中国建筑发展的历史,悠远绵长。然滥觞于近一个世纪之前的中国建筑史学,并不久远。这种不对称,使得建筑史学家们,有着不同寻常的责任。他们不仅要穿越那如烟的时光,阅读和讲述尘境下的古老建筑,而且更要贴近真实,揭示建筑发展的历史面貌,解读意义。隔着遥远的距离,历史如何依旧?如何细致入微又深入宏观大旨, “To know the road, must first history ”. History is the best textbook and is also the best “sober agent.” The history of China’s building development, long distant. It is not a long time before Chinese architectural history started almost a century ago. This asymmetry has caused architectural historians to have unusual responsibilities. They not only want to cross the time of smoke, read and tell the ancient buildings under the dust, but they must also be close to the real, reveal the historical appearance of the building and interpret the meaning. Across the distance, how is the history? How meticulous and in-depth macroscopic purpose,