According to literature, Chengdu was built in the ancient Shu period, and Chengdu experienced nearly 3,000 years of history in this region. After the city was founded in the Qin Dynasty, there were never any natural disasters such as floods in Chengdu for more than 2,000 years. Although there were no natural disasters, due to its central location in the southwest of China, wars were frequent. Thus, how to effectively suppress the rebellion in the southwest and how to rebuild the city after the wars became the top attention of the governments of Chengdu in the successive dynasties. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the government followed the Yuan and Ming systems, and the layout and architectural style of the city was similar to the previous dynasties. With the gradual recovery of the economy, Chengdu became a military center in southwest China and a military base was built in the city. Since then, Chengdu has gradually broken the original city style. Therefore, in this study, through archeological and literature sources, we analyzed the spatial structural evolution of Chengdu city in the historical background, focusing on the urban space and major building structures of Chengdu during the Qing Dynasty, which was relatively rich in information.
The study confirmed the "house search report(家宅搜索調書)" containing criminal records during the Japanese colonial period, as well as the production process and the way of expressing the illustrations contained in them. It also explored architectural values through analysis of the location and use of the building. This records the discovery of evidence by searching the residences of those involved in the crime from 1919 to 1922. The illustrations contained in this record were not standardized, so the contents of the article differed depending on the author's background and cultural experience. Nevertheless, this painting reflects the regional characteristics of traditional houses located throughout the Korean Peninsula. It is also evidence that the house was used for cultural, commercial, and industrial purposes, beyond the general assumption that it was used only for residential purposes. The "House Search Report(家宅搜索調書)" provides information on ordinary buildings that existed as the background of everyday life, rather than buildings with a specific purpose or exceptional design. It is evaluated as an important resource for understanding the diverse life and spatial structures of buildings during that time.