Abstract:The Third Academic Symposium on Traditional Architecture and Gardens on September 11, 1989 was held in Chengde summer resort, which was co-hosted by the Traditional Architecture and Garden Research Society of the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, the Beijing Civil Engineering and Architecture Society, the Chengde Summer Resort Research Association, the Chengde Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics and Gardens, and the'Traditional Chinese Architecture and Gardens' magazine editorial department. A total of 37 communication papers were read at the conference, with the theme of 'Local and national Styles of Traditional Architecture and Gardens' determined by the conference.?