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The purpose of this study is to provide a basic data for effective teaching methods in the field of architectural design education by investigating the perception and mental burden of Chinese students with respect to architectural design studio. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 150 Chinese Students(5th grade) from June 1, 2013 to July 15, 2013. The survey method was a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "strongly disagree(1 point)" to "strongly agree(5 point)“. The results of this study are summarized as follows; First, 133 respondents experienced high levels of mental burden from architectural design studio. Second, 133 respondents were divided into two groups according to gender (male & female). The result of this study reported that male students experienced higher levels of mental burden than female students. Finally, the research divided the students into two groups. Group "A" received information on basic architectural design studio before starting architecture school. Another group "B" did not have any prior knowledge about architectural design studio. The research revealed that students in group "B" experienced higher levels of mental burden than group "A".