最近读了由费慰梅执笔的《梁思成和林徽因》一书,作者对他们于1930年秋入住的北京四合院有这样一段描述:“在高墙里面有座封闭但宽广的院子,种着几株开花的树。沿着院子的四边,每一边都有排单层的住房。它们的屋顶都由灰瓦铺成,房屋之间辅砖的走廊也是灰瓦顶子。面向院子的一面都是宽阔的门窗,镶嵌着精心设计的木格 Recently, I read a book entitled ”Liang Sicheng and Huiyin“ authored by Fei Wei-mei. The author describes the Beijing Sihe Courtyard where they lived in the autumn of 1930 as follows: ”There is a closed but broad yard in the high wall with several strains Flowering trees. Along the four sides of the yard, there are rows of shelves on each side. The roofs are covered with gray tiles and the corridor between the houses is covered with gray tiles. The yard facing the yard is wide The doors and windows, inlaid with well-designed wooden grid