Luo is an associate professor of architectural history at the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing. After completing his PhD in architecture in 2003, he has devoted to the research and protection of Chinese vernacular architecture and traditional villages. The products of his hard work during the past sixteen years are over twenty books published from 2007 to present, such as Chinese Ancient Theaters, The Ancient Castles of Yu County, The Xianxia Trail, Traditional Villages: from Concept to Practice, Research and Practice of Vernacular Settlements. He roots his architectural thinking in agricultural civilization, which he thinks is the origin of Chinese culture. He develops his protection working in combination between modernity and tradition, which he thinks is the future of most traditional villages. Among his many practical projects, Xihe Village and Pingtian Village are two convincing cases that have obtained much reputation.