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The purpose of this paper is to analysis on periodical changes of rural houses of Korean-Chinese people residing in Yanbian area, China focused on periodical changes of floor plans according to Chinese government’s policies and regulations influencing on rural houses. Changes of floor plans are classified into four periods; immigrating·settled period, 1960-1970s, 1980-1990s, and after 2000. Total number of 67 cases were analyzed that data was collected 48 cases of literature studies and 19 cases of field study in Yanbian, China. The results are as followings. In immigrating·settled period, floor plans of the rural houses have tended to be continued the pattern of the Korean traditional rural houses. Nevertheless China was changed socialism system, rarely floor plans were influenced by the system during this period. From 1960s to 1970s, the livestock and rural mechanization are influenced by the “People’s Commune” policy. The “Barn” and “Mill” were converted into “warehouse”. The residential part consists of one Jeongji (space mixed dinning and kitchen) and one to three of Ondolbang (room). From 1980s to 1990s influenced by the policies of “Cultural Revolution”, “Birth Control” and “Chinese Economic Reform”, the Korean traditional customs like “elders first” and “distinction between the male and female have been gradually vanished. Meanwhile, spaces of the rural houses have consisted of Jeongji, big Utppang (room), and warehouse. Each space is opened and mutual. Since 2000, influenced by the policy of a “new Socialist Countryside Construction”, the bathroom and kitchen are added in interior spaces, the life style in rural houses has been changed as for both the sedentary style and western style.