The Beijing courtyard house (siheyuan)
Four buildings round a court, the main hall to the north facing south, entered by a corner gate and a festooned inner gate.
The rules it illustrates
Orient by the sun and face the main hall south. Find true north and south with a plumb-lined post and the shadows of sunrise and sunset, checked by the pole star; then turn the principal hall of every compound to face south.
Where it appears in the book
In the styles Chinese.
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.