Abstract:On the basis of on-the-spot investigation and surveying, this paper applies the research methods of interdisciplinary theories such as human settlement environment science and vernacular architecture ,thinking of traditional dwellings as an integrated system that includes infrastructures, spaces, constructions, and so on, this paper in-depth analyzes the regional characteristics, including the layout of traditional dwellings architectural complex, the layout of function, the form of the single building, the courtyard paving and the slope treatment, of the dwellings in the eastern part of Shanxi. This paper further analyzes the development of modern dwellings in the eastern part of Shanxi under the influence of the traditional water-cellar water supply system.