The subject takes the "four creations and six works" in the field of production and the "eight dimensions of people's livelihood" in the field of life as the research objects, adopts the dual evidence method, the iconographic method, the material culture research method, the field survey method and the combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods to sort out systematically. The study uses system research methods to systematically review the evolution of traditional Chinese design, interpret the interrelationship between technology and creation, and explore the design ideas embedded in traditional Chinese design. On this basis, the fundamental theories of traditional Chinese design are explored both vertically and horizontally. Then a research system of Chinese design is constructed in terms of ontology, epistemology, methodology, and theory of practice.