Small and medium-sized courtyard houses of south China are mostly composed of one or two courtyards, but various localities have their own rich styles. For example, the "1a-roomed" houses in Dongyang and nearby areas ofZhejiang Province, usually consist of three principal rooms and five left and right wing rooms) forming a Sanheyuan (courtyard with houses on three sides). The two tips of the three buildings stand out of the corbie gable; a door is open in the middle of the front wall of he courtyard, and the left and right corridors, which also each have a door, lead to the courtyard. Such layout is highly regulated, simple and clear-cut. The courtyard is wide and open, giving the sense of being comfortable and upright. Dongyang is a famous place for wood-carving. Very exquisite wood-carvings are usually found in the column capit9land eave-porches of residences.

The large courtyard houses of wealthy families in the south are comprised of several courtyards. The typical layout consists of left, middle and right routes, with the middle route formed by several courtyards. On the left and right sides separated by vertical courtyards are vertical strip-shaped houses facing the middle route, which are symmetric and compact. The Antai Cuo (coffin shelter) in Taipei is a typical representative-Taiwan's structures, not only residences, but also Confuciantemples and monasteries, are of the same style as Fujian. The concave Curve of the house slope and the height of the two ends of the house ridge are very conspicuous, maintaining the antique style once popular in the central plain. The wood carvings are complicated, the gray plastic beautiful. The overwhelming majority of Taiwan residents moved from the mainland to Taiwan several hundred years ago, and most of them were from Fujian. The close similarity of the architectural style of the two regions sheds light on their Cultural identity.