The central courtyard has the glorious development history, according to the kishan phoenix young archaeology record, as early as is being apart from 3000 years ago in the Shan Dynasty former capital royal palace ruins, had the neat central courtyard, its plane from the axle wire from the southing north a minute way, the fore room, the second wife, between the fore room and the second wife has the porch docking (to see graphical representation) continually.When Western Zhou Dynasty had the quite rigorous central courtyard.Saves the world according to the discovery in the scenery reel picture a most ancient capital old Sui Dynasty to unfold the child sincerely "You Chuntu" to draw has the village long and narrow central courtyard.After since Song Dynasty has continued to use Chinese's fore room the bedroom tradition, and increased the covered walkway, the side room, the leaning courtyard and so on.

Has begun to take shape to the distant generation, latter after the gold, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties four Ming Dynasty's gradually improving, officially founds a capital in particular from the Yuan Dynasty Beijing, Yuanshizhu Emperor Kublai Khan “the imperial edict old city inhabitant Yingcheng has been old, take counts high (rich man) and occupies the duty (to hold public office in royal government) as first, has custom-made take the place eight Chinese acres as a minute”, apportions moves official of Jia Beijing to build the housing, the Beijing tradition central courtyard housing forms massively namely starts from this, it with Beijing's palace, the yamen, the block, the street and the alley has mounted the historical arena together, the bright peaceful and orderly times achieve prosperously.Now also insinuated the feudal etiquette system and the folk custom common social practice then.Along with the central courtyard is not the consummation, finally forms Beijing most to have the characteristic housing form.