1、I love the old courtyard houses.

2、The old courtyard houses are very beautiful.

3、In the alleys of Beijing, there are many courtyard houses enclosed by houses in the east, south, West and north, which are quadrangles.

4、The design has been based on Sri Lankan vernacular architecture, the traditional courtyard houses of Sri Lanka.

5、The old courtyard houses may be hung with lanterns and fronted with wooden latticework, but they are given over to hotels, bars and souvenir shops, commented Richardson.

6、The few ancient courtyard houses that survived destruction have become coveted status symbols for the country's growing upper class and for wealthy foreign investors.