This paper aims to clarify the planning charateristics of the town houses in the mountainous regions in Taiwan by adducing Chi-Shan Chen, Kaohsiung Hsien as examples. Main conclusions are as follows: 1. The original dwelling plan of the town houses in this region could be classified into two plan types by the pattern of composition of shop space and Dai-cho (Main living room). 2. In the process of the enlargement and the rebuilding of the town-house, the functions of Dai-cho have been separated and the number of the rooms on the 2nd floor have been increasing, and the sanitary fittings have been placed inside of the house. 3. Recently, five-storey town houses have turned to be a majority.
