Lin is the first female architect in China, and also a writer. She is praised by Hu Shi as a talented woman in China. In the early 1930s, Liang Sicheng and her husband used modern scientific methods to study the ancient architecture in China, becoming pioneers in this academic field. Later, they made great academic achievements in this field, which laid a solid scientific foundation for the study of ancient architecture in China. Her literary works include essays, poems, novels, plays, translations and letters, including You are April Day on Earth and the novel Ninety-nine Degrees. 1955 died in the early hours of April 1 at the age of 5 1. There are three men in Lin's emotional world, one is Liang Sicheng, the other is the poet Xu Zhimo, and the other is the scholar Jin who will never marry. As a woman, Lin, why should I embarrass a woman? Lin has always been the center of a gang. Whether it's a person who yearns for it from afar or a guest who joins her salon, the portrait we get is always a group of men looking up at her like footlights, setting her off with soft light, making her more and more eye-catching and eager for life. This center is both charming and heartbreaking. Liang Sicheng said that when Lin and Jin were in love, they asked him painfully. He said, "We all cried." . I cried and hurt, and the scar should still be there, but out of reserve and self-esteem, I don't want to mention it. Lin's life is interspersed with many implicit silences. Xu Zhimo was the loudest and most reckless, but he was also very tactful when he met Lin. He died in a plane crash at a critical moment and remained silent forever. Lu Xiaoman then became silent and remained in plain clothes all his life. Liang Sicheng was silent. We only know what his second wife, Zhu Lin, said. Zhu Lin also silent. When Lin is mentioned, she always thinks of visiting her girlhood. Kim was even more explicit to the interviewer: "I have to tell her everything." I can't tell (others) what I didn't have a chance to say to her. I don't want to say or have such words. " But in today's era, there may be no silence. The mystery in the love affair is more like "Jiuyang Zhen Jing" in the belly of a white ape. Everyone can't wait to take it out and copy it. 1994, Fei's book The Soul of China Architecture was published. 1996, Zhang Youyi's granddaughter Zhang Bangmei published her oral autobiography, which also revealed a secret. Li Jianwu once said: "Lin's cleverness and arrogance isolate her from ordinary people ... she is extremely clever and she has a fiery heart." She speaks fast, straightforward and strong, and almost all women regard her as an enemy. " Perhaps because she is surrounded by male friends, her life has not been overwhelmed by a pile of memoirs. When the name Lin became more and more popular, the worship of her and the deconstruction of her greatness went on at the same time. Perhaps female audience/readers pay more attention to Lin than men, and are more likely to worship or despise her, just as they pay attention to manners. Kelly, the former is a celebrity with love, marriage and career, and the latter is a star with career and marriage. In the final analysis, Lin is even better. He combines Yi Shu's female ideal with the poetry in the novel. However, how many men have participated in this cultural concern? This is a question that makes me curious. Wilma's husband Fei Zhengqing would never write a biography for an old friend. If Zhang Bangmei were a man, he would never take his aunt's story as his graduation thesis. After all, it is always women who pay so much attention to other people's stories. Since caring for others is a common fault of women, is Lin an exception? According to Zhang Youyi's autobiography, Lin met her at 1947: "A friend came to tell me that Lin just had a major operation on tuberculosis in the hospital and probably won't live long. Even her husband Liang Sicheng was recalled from Yale University where he taught. Why did Lin want to see me? I want to take Ah Huan and my grandchildren. She is too weak to speak. She just looked at us and tossed her head as if she were looking at me. I don't know what she wants to see Maybe I am ugly, I am frowning ... I think she wants to see me at the moment because she loves Xu Zhimo and wants to see his children. " Even though she married Liang Sicheng, she has always loved Xu Zhimo. "Lin's behavior is really puzzling, and people can't help but think about it. What does she want to see? What is there to see in Zhang Youyi? The arrogant goddess did something quite close to common sense again. After Xu Zhimo's death, Ling Shuhua kept his diaries and manuscripts. Lin has made no secret of his curiosity and yearning for it. I just want to read that diary, give me satisfaction and curiosity, recall this strange world and commemorate my old friend. " (1932 letter to Hu Shi on the first day of the first month) As she wished, she got Xu Zhimo's Cambridge Diary, but a few pages were missing, so she was angry with Ling Shuhua for quite a while. On the one hand, I hope that the deceased can rest in peace with my acquired male conscience, and on the other hand, I hope that I can read more interesting memoirs about this woman because of the excessive gentleness of women. This is the limit I can do, and I want to encourage all female readers here. As an architect, her architecture is a poem in her heart. Mr. Xiao Gan wrote in his masterpiece "Talented Woman Forest": "I heard that I have severe lung disease and often have to stay in bed. But she doesn't look like a patient, wearing a riding suit. It is difficult for others to cut in when she is talking. Yin Hui's talkativeness is by no means the gossip of married women, but is often a knowledgeable, insightful, sharp and agile criticism. She never beats around the bush and is ambiguous. No one has ever held a grudge against such pure academic criticism. I am often moved by Yin Hui's extraordinary artistic understanding. "This is the emotion that Xiao Gan expressed when he was drinking tea in the Lins' home on a Saturday afternoon in the first month of1933+0/kloc-0. At the same time, this is also a true portrayal of Lin Yisheng. In the mid-1990s, Lin's works were once popular in China and boarded the last bus of the century. Of course, we can't measure the works of Lin, an architect and art designer, with the literary appeal of the writer Zhang Ailing. This comparison itself is stupid. But sadly, at present, most readers regard Ms. Lin as a beautiful goldfish beside the bedside table because of the fabrication and hype of boring literati. For real writers, this absurd hype is close to shame. At the end of the 1920s, Lin, an associate professor in the Department of Architecture of Northeastern University, participated in the Northeast University School Emblem Collection Grand Prix initiated by Zhang Xueliang. Lin's design of Baishan Blackwater won the first prize in one fell swoop and won the highest prize in this competition. 1945 At the end of World War II, Lin, then a professor of architecture in Tsinghua University, was invited by the US military to mark the location of famous cultural sites on the upcoming Nara bombing map to avoid being bombed. Comparing the atrocities committed by the Japanese army in China for eight years, we can see the progress of mankind. But many people may not know that the Lin family almost died in Japanese bombing in June 5438+0937, June 5438+0 1 year and June 5438+0939, and his third brother was killed in the war against Japan in June 5438+094 1 year. Even the gods and bodhisattvas in the nine heavens and ten places in Buddhist scriptures are just so. 1953 In May, Beijing began to brew the demolition of archways, and large-scale demolition of ancient buildings began to spread in this city. Wu Han, then vice mayor of Beijing, undertook the task of explaining the demolition work. In order to save the only well-preserved arched street in the four dynasties from being destroyed by political factors, Lin's husband, Liang Sicheng, a famous architect in China, had a heated argument with Wu Han. Because of Wu Han's remarks, Liang Sicheng burst into tears on the spot. Shortly thereafter, Lin and Wu Han also had a face-to-face conflict at a dinner hosted by Zheng Zhenduo, director of the Social and Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, inviting celebrities from the cultural relics field of the European and American Alumni Association. Chen Congzhou, a professor at Tongji University, recalled: "She pointed at Wu Han's nose and denounced him loudly. Although she had a severe lung disease and lost her voice, her expression and atmosphere were really affectionate. "Today, the archway has disappeared with the cultural catastrophe, but Lin's roar at King Kong that day will always surround every China scholar with bloody conscience. Lin is more real in the eyes of others than imagined. In 1930s, Liang Sicheng and Lin received a pair of couplets "A gentleman on the beam, a beauty under the forest". Bing Xin mentioned Lin and said, "She is very beautiful and talented. "When I compare Lin with Lu Xiaoman, I think Lin is beautiful, but Lu Xiaoman is not. Cousins who grew up with Lin can almost describe in detail how her clothes, manners and words fascinated them. -(Chen Zhongying: "Forest in People's Memory-Interview Notes") Among many praises, it is worth reviewing Zhang Youyi's evaluation of Lin. When she knew who Xu Zhimo loved, she once said, "Xu Zhimo's girlfriend is another lady with more complicated thoughts, more beautiful appearance and completely free feet." -(Zhang Bangmei: "Feet and Clothing") Perfecting beauty is naturally her extraordinary talent. While Wen Jie marveled at Lin's beauty, she also made no secret of her admiration for her talent. During the Renaissance in Europe, there was an elephant. A generalist like finch. He is a great painter, mathematician, mechanic and engineer. Lin was an outstanding and versatile figure in China during the Renaissance. Her achievements in architecture are undoubtedly major, but she also has achievements in poetry, novels, essays, dramas and so on. " -(Wen Jieruo: "Talent and Beauty Can Have Both-A Brief Introduction to Lin") Bian said: "She is a born poet, loves drama and is good at stage design, but she is a colleague of her husband Liang Sicheng, who is a famous architectural historian in China. On the surface, she is mainly an effective collaborator of the latter, but in fact she is the source of his inspiration. " (Bian: "Inside and Outside the Window-Remember Lin")

Lin in Shen Congwen's eyes is a "talented woman", while Xiao Li in later generations called Lin a "talented woman". Wilma thinks that Lin Yin Hui "can leave his mark on any art with his keen insight". Lin "likes excitement and admiration", which can also be confirmed by Lin's words at the literary salon. Fei Zhengqing recalled that Lin said in her later years, "She is a writer and poet with creative talent, a woman with rich aesthetic ability and extensive interest in knowledge activities, and her communication is full of charming charm. In this family, or wherever she is, all the people present are always around her. " -(Fei Zhengqing's Memoirs of Fei Zhengqing to China) However, it is precisely this kind of forest that can not only endure academic loneliness and loneliness, but also endure the hardships and poverty of life. As the central figure of the salon, she was surrounded by admirers like holding the stars of the moon, and she visited ancient buildings with Liang Sicheng in the backcountry and empty temples regardless of serious illness and hardship. In her early years, she experienced the splendor of a famous family, and everyone admired her. During the war, she was trapped in Lizhuang, and she personally took the bottle to the streets to buy oil and vinegar. When I was young, I traveled to Britain and studied in the United States, and gained the true meaning of eastern and western art. It is she who is so good at English that Fei Meiwei admires her. It was she who insisted on staying in the motherland when she was poor and ill in middle age. This discussion about Lin caused by friends is another kind of discussion. When Li Jianwu heard that Lin was seriously ill and did not leave the motherland during the Anti-Japanese War, he said excitedly, "She is a microscope and the daughter-in-law of Liang Qichao. Later, the United States hired the couple to give lectures, but they refused on the grounds that they would stay in the motherland and suffer. " -(Li Jianwu: Lin) Perhaps this kind of forest is the most memorable and should be remembered by future generations. Lin, a pioneer of China architecture, published "On Several Features of China Architecture" in the first issue of Volume III of the Journal of Architectural Society, which should be the first theoretical article on China architecture published by professional scholars in China. For the first time, Lin defined the basic characteristics of China's wood structure building system theoretically. This is even more significant. Because before this, western architectural historians misunderstood the interpretation of China's architecture, and basically did not have a clear understanding of this point. This is related to the fact that western classical buildings are mostly built with masonry and masonry structures, and the frame structure is well understood by architects, generally after modern cast iron and reinforced concrete structures. These misunderstandings are particularly evident in the so-called "China Architecture, Renaissance" church buildings built by early western architects in China. This shows that Lin has a deep understanding of the professional knowledge of architecture, although she majored in art rather than architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. This basic understanding has still been proved to be very correct and has been continuously carried forward. In fact, based on this, we can define Lin as the founder and pioneer of China's architectural history and theory. In the author's view, from a deeper level, Lin's concern and love for the traditional houses and real houses in China before other China architects should be attributed to two other special factors: first, as a writer, he has a keen eye for observing life; Second, because she was the hostess who did housework in the countryside during the war. This thinking characteristic of paying attention to the relationship between "people" and architecture should be most easily reflected in residential buildings. Lin clearly pointed out in the article "Reference of Modern Residential Design" that with the development of the times, buildings that did not pay attention to housing problems in the past will inevitably change, and this situation will also be clearly reflected in the post-war social development: "Now, times are different, and most countries attach great importance to people's individual or collective housing problems and regard it as the responsibility of the state or society. With the latest ideas and technologies, residential design is not only an art, but also a special social science. 23. "At that time, when the architectural circle mainly focused on large public buildings and ancient aristocratic buildings, this very insightful academic vision obviously had a considerable relationship with her emphasis on" people "and the writer's thinking. Lin was the first scholar who proposed to protect folk architecture in China. According to Mr. Luo's memory, in 1953, at the "symposium on the protection of cultural relics in the capital" held by the Beijing municipal government, Lin specifically proposed to protect the residential buildings: "Most of the old cultural relics in Beijing belong to palaces and temples, and folk buildings have not been paid attention to. Art has always had two systems, one is court art, the other is folk art, the latter includes some houses and storefronts, and some techniques are very good. How to preserve these is very important. , "3 1, her speech was supported by National Cultural Heritage Administration, a famous writer, historian and Duo, which attracted the attention of many experts and scholars and played a great guiding role in the protection of ancient cultural relics in the future. From the academic point of view of architecture, the protection of residential architectural heritage is so clear. To sum up, we should be able to realize that Lin, with his extensive and profound knowledge of Manabu Nakanishi, renaissance artistic temperament and keen and accurate insight, has made a fundamental and developmental contribution to the architectural research in China. Her theoretical role should be no less than that of any contemporary architectural scholar. She is a true pioneer and thinker.