住宅标准包括面积标准与质量标准两个方面,是国家用于住宅建设的投资水平和与之相适应的居住水平的具体体现,与一定时期人民生活需要和国民经济的发展水平相适应.因而长期以来被作为反映居住水平的一个重要指标,我们从各时期住宅面积标准的变化中可以看出住宅的发展水平和特征. Residential standards include area standards and quality standards. They are the concrete manifestations of the country’s investment level for housing construction and the appropriate living standards. They are compatible with the needs of the people for a certain period and the development level of the national economy. Since it has been used as an important index to reflect the living standard, we can see the development level and characteristics of residential housing from the changes in residential area standards in different periods.