To　analyze　the　extent　of　fire　risk　in　historic　Chinese　wooden　structure　buildings,　the　fire　load　characteristics　of　a　historic　temple　in　Beijing　were　studied.　In　this　paper,　thermogravimetric　and　cone　calorimeter　experiments　were　conducted　on　raw　wood　collected　from　historic　Chinese　buildings.　Based　on　the　experiment　results,　temple　fire　experiments　were　conducted　in　a　full-scale　model　temple　with　high　fire　load　in　a　historic　Chinese　wooden　structure　temple.　FDS　software　was　used　to　explore　the　characteristics　of　fire　growth　and　spread　in　the　initial　fire.　The　results　demonstrated　that　the　pyrolysis　kinetics　parameters　of　historical　wood　were　smaller　than　those　of　fresh　wood.　The　reference　temperature　at　150　degrees　C　with　wood　density　of　410　kg/m(3)　in　wooden　structure　building　fire　simulation　was　relatively　credible.　Flashovers　are　more　likely　to　occur　in　historic　wooden　structure　buildings　of　lower　wood　density　and　pyrolysis　parameters.