Abstract:Pavilion is a common form of small traditional architecture, in the landscape garden, is an indispensable landscape architecture. In China, the pavilion appeared very early, can be dated to the Shang and Zhou dynasties. Over time, the function and form of pavilion have gradually changed a lot. The evolution of the nature of pavilions can be roughly divided into the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Pavilions before the Qin and Han dynasties and after the Sui and Tang Dynasties are different in function and form. Before han Dynasty, pavilions were more practical value than ornamental value. After sui and Tang Dynasties, the ornamental value gradually exceeded the practical value. With the change of The Times, the architectural image of the pavilion also produced variation, the earlier pavilion, and now the pavilion is completely different from the two concepts.