Brief introduction of Mr. Liang Sicheng

Liang Sicheng (190 1- 1972) is a famous architectural educator, ancient architectural relic protection and researcher and architectural historian in modern China. Guangdong Xinhui County, the eldest son of Liang Qichao. 1898 The reform movement failed. When Liang Qichao was in exile in Japan, Liang Sicheng was born in Tokyo, Japan on April 20th 190 1 and returned to China with his father. 1972 65438+ died in Beijing on1October 9. 1923 graduated from Tsinghua University, 1924- 1927 studied the history of world architecture at the university of Pennsylvania. From 65438 to 0928, he returned to China, founded the Department of Architecture of Northeastern University, and served as the dean. He is one of the pioneers of architectural education in China. 1933- 1946, director of French Group of China Architectural Society. From 65438 to 0934, he served as a member of the Central Antiquities Preservation Committee of the National Government, and from 65438 to 0944, he served as the deputy director of the War Zone Cultural Relics Protection Committee of the Ministry of Education of the National Government. From 65438 to 0946, he founded the Department of Architecture of Tsinghua University and served as the department head until his death. He is also an academician of Academia Sinica, an appointed professor of Yale University, an honorary doctor of literature of Princeton University and a member of the design committee of the United Nations Building. 1949, served as deputy director of Beiping Urban Planning Committee, deputy director of Beijing Municipal Construction Committee, vice chairman of Beijing CPPCC and member of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC). 1959, joined the China * * * production party.

Liang Sicheng has made pioneering and immortal contributions in architectural education and urban planning all his life, the most prominent of which is the protection and investigation of ancient architectural cultural relics. During his ten years in China Construction Society, he used modern science and technology, combined with historical documents and interviews with old craftsmen, to survey, map and draw ancient buildings with multiple values in China. He has written monographs such as Examples of Qing Architecture, Architectural History of China and Sculpture History of China, as well as investigation reports and academic papers such as Guanyin Pavilion and Shanmen Examination of Dule Temple in Jixian County, Investigation Report of Zhengding Ancient Buildings and Bukoji Architecture of Wutai Mountain, which have laid a solid foundation for the research and protection of Chinese architecture.

Liang Sicheng has made outstanding contributions to the protection and maintenance of ancient buildings. Before War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, during War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the Liberation War, and after the founding of New China, he tried his best to protect them and made immortal achievements. In order to protect the ancient cultural relics in the enemy-Taiwan area during the Anti-Japanese War and the ancient cultural relics in the areas that were expected to be liberated during the War of Liberation, he led the compilation of the Outline of National Important Architectural Cultural Relics, and marked the architectural cultural relics signs that avoided shelling and bombing during the war on the operational map. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), every effort was made to protect the walls, archways, Beihai and Yuanmingyuan in Beijing. He has also taught many times for the training courses for archaeologists and ancient architects who train professionals organized by the Ministry of Culture.

At the second stop, when Liang Sicheng was the deputy director of the Cultural Relics Protection Committee in the station area, he compiled a list of cultural relics buildings that needed to be protected for the national government and the allied forces (US military), and marked the location. At the same time, he suggested that the allied forces protect Japanese historical and cultural names Kyoto and Nara in the war. Regard the precious cultural relics and ancient buildings there as the cultural wealth of mankind. This matter has been widely praised internationally, and Japanese newspapers have repeatedly called Liang Sicheng "the benefactor of Japan's ancient capital" and "the benefactor of Japanese culture".