Liang Sicheng (Liang Ssu-ch'eng, 1901-1972) is generally recognized as the "Father of Modern Chinese Architecture". After obtaining a master's degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, he returned to China in 1928 and taught architecture at Northeastern University and Tsinghua University while establishing the modern Chinese architecture curriculum. As a prominent architectural historian, Liang consistently pursued the historical knowledge of China through extensive documentation and presentation of ancient buildings and artefacts, and advocated the rebirth of a national architecture. His ground-breaking works on the history of Chinese architecture have perpetuated an understanding of Chinese architecture in a global context and are still highly regarded even today in the architectural academia.
Publisher
Gale Asia
Volume
Copyright
2015
ISBN13
9789814416252
Release
Format
eBook
Grade Level
12th Grade - College Senior
DDC
TBD
Features & Benefits
Presents a panoramic view of ancient Chinese sculptures from the earliest times to late Ming (1368-1644) through the eyes of Liang Sicheng who was bent on preserving China's cultural past in the tumultuous and wartorn years of the 1930s and 1940s
Comprises a collection of short essays and vignette sketches, covering the monumental cliff shrines and the most ancient Buddhist temples in Yungang and Longmen as well as the border regions of Sichuan and Yunnan
Contains over 300 historical photographs and hand-drawn sketches
Note from the Translators
1. Early Sculptures in China: Before the Arrival of Buddhism
